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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Published in:	MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 01-2017)
Main Author:	Cho, Seo-Young
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Philipps-Universität Marburg 2017
Subjects:	gender socialization gender equality gender differences in confidence gender-asymmetric effects of abilities gender gaps in math Wirtschaft Economics
Online Access:	PDF Full Text
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