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Gender Differences in Success in Competitive Selection Processes

View ORCID ProfileLídia Farré and View ORCID ProfileFrancesc Ortega
Journal of Human Resources, November 2023, 58 (6) 1881-1913; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0320-10767R1
Lídia Farré
Lídia Farré is associate professor of economics at the Universitat de Barcelona and research affiliate at the Institute of Economic Analysis.
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Francesc Ortega is the Dina Perry professor of economics at CUNY, Queens College (francesc.ortega{at}qc.cuny.edu).
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vol. 58 no. 6 1881-1913
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0320-10767R1
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Received March 1, 2020
  • Accepted July 1, 2021
  • Published online October 25, 2023.

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  2. Francesc Ortega
  1. Lídia Farré is associate professor of economics at the Universitat de Barcelona and research affiliate at the Institute of Economic Analysis.
  2. Francesc Ortega is the Dina Perry professor of economics at CUNY, Queens College (francesc.ortega{at}qc.cuny.edu).
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    • I. Introduction
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    • IV. Gender Gaps in Success Rates
    • V. Gender Gaps in Reviewer Scores
    • VI. Simulations
    • VII. Rationalizing Gender Balancing
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