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We use random assignment of general practitioners (GPs) to provide the first evidence on the effects of female role models in childhood on the long-run educational outcomes of girls. We find that girls who are exposed to female GPs in childhood are significantly more likely to sort into...
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The share of female physicians has risen in OECD countries in recent decades, but we know little about the effects of … physician gender. We exploit quasi-random assignment of primary care providers (PCPs) to patients and estimate the causal effect …
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This paper studies the impact of migrant children on their parents' occupation choice and wage income using a dataset from a household survey conducted in 2011. We find that the heads of migrant households with school-age children earn significantly less than those who left them at their place...
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This article argues that a systematic integration of gender into labor economics courses based on standard textbooks is … students to the importance of gender differences in economic outcomes. We provide a prototype of such a course, and we show how … gender-aware content and pedagogical tools can complement a course based on a standard textbook or set of articles. We also …
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Worldwide, gender equality remains a barrier for women seeking career advancement in corporations. Despite the … globalization of corporate social responsibility programs, women have not achieved positional parity with men within the managerial …, summarize the evidence, and inform future research about the career advancement of women in privately owned and publicly traded …
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doctors working for the NHS in England and highlight differences across types of roles, gender and country of medical training. …
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