Gender inequality and national gender gaps in overconfidence

Hayk Amirkhanyan, Michał Wiktor Krawczyk and Maciej Wilamowski

PLOS ONE, 2021, vol. 16, issue 4, 1-13

Abstract: Using a large dataset of marathon runners, we estimate country- and gender-specific proxies for overconfidence. Subsequently, we correlate them with a number of indices, including various measures of gender equality. We find that in less gender-equal countries both males and females tend to be more self-confident than in more equal countries. While a substantial gender gap in overconfidence is observed, it only correlates with some sub-indices of gender equality. We conclude that there is likely a weak relationship between OC gender gap and gender inequality.

Date: 2021
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