In Lebanon, being randomly assigned a female academic advisor makes women hold more egalitarian gender views decades later, while pushing men towards more conservative ones – widening the gender divide, especially in male-dominated fields and among religious students.

Comment les économistes fixent-ils la valeur des choses, matérielles ou immatérielles, qui composent notre quotidien ? L’historienne de l’économie Béatrice Cherrier nous éclaire sur les débats qui ont...

Hugues Champeaux, Yannick Malalanirina et Francesca Marchetta La mesure des stéréotypes de genre est un enjeu majeur en science sociale quantitative lorsqu’il s’agit d’évaluer ou de suivre dans le tem...

What has economic research taught us about women’s power in the household?

Pastoral regions of Africa are witnessing a sharp increase in armed civil conflict. Research has identified ‘mismatched’ agricultural development projects as one major factor driving this violence by ...

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