WIDER Working Paper 2015/062 - Gender and distributional preferences: Experimental evidence from India

WIDER Working Paper 2017/90 - Can gender differences in distributional preferences explain gender gaps in competition?

An Empirical Insight of Examining Impact of Recent Demonetization on Monetary System: Evidence from India

Abstract D emonetization initiative by Govt. of India in Nov-Dec, 2016 aimed at addressing the issues like black money, hoarding and overall cleansing the monetary system. This paper in this regard attempts to empirically examine the impact of demonetization drive upon the monetary system by taking data of 180 days prior to Nov, 2016. The cointegration results exhibit show a long run ...

WIDER Working Paper 2015/066 - Gender inequality and the empowerment of women in rural Viet Nam

Gender and competitive preferences: The role of competition size.

In a series of 8 studies, we examine whether gender differences in competition entry preferences are moderated by the size of the competition. Drawing on theories of gender roles and stereotypes, we show that women, relative to men, prefer to enter smaller compared with larger competitions. Studies 1a and 1b demonstrate this effect in observational data on preferences for working in differently...

Gender and Culture of Indian IT Workers Gender-based Differences in Culture in the Indian IT Workplace

Global outsourcing increases the complexity of managing IT projects. Gender adds another level of difficulty when managing IT projects. Understanding country and gender -level differences may improve chances for success. This paper provides opportunities to better understand underlying country and gender differences of Indian IT workers. We used Hofstede’s value surveys module to analyse gender...