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Comparative Advantage and Gender Gap in STEM

Sofoklis Goulas, Silvia Griselda and Rigissa Megalokonomou
Published online before print June 10, 2022, 0320-10781R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0320-10781R2
Sofoklis Goulas
Sofoklis Goulas is a Senior Research Analyst at the Hoover Institution Stanford University.
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Silvia Griselda
Silvia Griselda is a Post-doc Researcher at the AXA Research Lab at Bocconi University.
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Rigissa Megalokonomou
Rigissa Megalokonomou is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Queensland.
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