The Long-Run Effects of Peer Gender On Occupational Sorting and the Wage Gap (2024)
Journal Article
Getik, D., & Meier, A. N. (in press). The Long-Run Effects of Peer Gender On Occupational Sorting and the Wage Gap. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20230251

We study the impact of the early gender environment on inequality in the labor market. To this end, we link primary school data to occupations and earnings. We find that women exposed to more girls at critical ages earn more later on: A 10% increase... Read More about The Long-Run Effects of Peer Gender On Occupational Sorting and the Wage Gap.

Revising Beliefs in Light of Unforeseen Events (2024)
Journal Article
Becker, C. K., Melkonyan, T., Proto, E., Sofianos, A., & Trautmann, S. T. (in press). Revising Beliefs in Light of Unforeseen Events. Journal of the European Economic Association,

Bayesian updating is the dominant theory of learning. However, the theory is silent about how individuals react to events that were previously unforeseen. We study how decision makers update their beliefs if unforeseen events materialize, and under w... Read More about Revising Beliefs in Light of Unforeseen Events.

Intelligence in Experimental Economics (2024)
Journal Article
Sofianos, A. (in press). Intelligence in Experimental Economics. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance,

The economics literature has increasingly been studying how intelligence relates to economic decision making. This has developed a large literature that aims to understand how cognitive abilities and processes relate to both individual decision makin... Read More about Intelligence in Experimental Economics.