Explaining Gender Differences in Confidence and Overconfidence in Math

Explaining Gender Differences in Confidence and Overconfidence in Math

This paper investigates empirically how and why men and women are different in their confidence levels. In the analysis, confidence is disentangled into two dimensions: confidence in correct math knowledge and overconfidence in false knowledge. Using the data of the PISA test in math, the findings h...

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Publié dans:MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 01-2017)
Auteur principal: Cho, Seo-Young
Format: Article
Langue:anglais
Publié: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2017
Sujets:
gender equality
gender-asymmetric effects of abilities
gender gaps in math
gender differences in confidence
gender socialization
Wirtschaft
Economics
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