American Economic Journal: Economic Policy · 2024 · Vanessa Burbano、Nicolás Padilla、Stephan Meier
中文摘要
学者们已考察工作特征偏好是否有助于解释男性和女性为何进入不同职业，但忽视了对工作意义的偏好。我们首先利用一项覆盖47个国家个体的大规模调查，记录了工作意义偏好中的性别差异。随后，我们对一所顶尖商学院一届MBA学生群体开展基于选择的联合分析，以研究相对于其他工作属性而言，工作意义偏好中的性别差异。我们表明，工作意义偏好中的性别差异普遍存在，并部分解释了行为结果（包括所从事行业）中的性别差异。（JEL D91, I23, J16, J24, J28）
Abstract
Scholars have examined whether preferences for job characteristics help explain why men and women sort into different occupations but have overlooked preferences for meaning at work. We first document gender differences in preferences for meaning in a large-scale survey covering individuals in 47 countries. We then conduct a choice-based conjoint analysis of a cohort of MBA students at a leading business school to study gender differences in preferences for meaning compared to other job attributes. We show that gender differences in preferences for meaning at work are widespread and partly explain gender differences in behavioral outcomes, including industry of work. (JEL D91, I23, J16, J24, J28)