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relationship between gender and poverty. These countries were chosen as they have, under the equal-sharing assumption, very … different gender distributions of poverty. … resources in the analysis of poverty. Most empirical studies of poverty, however, assume an equal sharing of resources between …
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A seven-year randomized evaluation suggests education subsidies reduce adolescent girls’ dropout, pregnancy, and marriage but not sexually transmitted infection (STI). The government’s HIV curriculum, which stresses abstinence until marriage, does not reduce pregnancy or STI. Both programs...
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the average female avoids competitive behaviour more than the average male. This suggests that observed gender differences … might reflect social learning rather than inherent gender traits. …
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pressure to conform to gender-stereotypes encourages girls and boys to modify their innate preferences. Single-sex environments … choices to environmental factors could be explored. The results of our real-stakes gamble show that gender differences in … than coed girls. Moreover, gender differences in preferences for risk-taking are sensitive to the gender mix of the …
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observed gender differences in behaviour under uncertainty found in previous studies might partly reflect social learning … rather than inherent gender traits. …
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In this paper, we propose a job assignment model allowing for a gender difference in access to jobs. Males and females …-paid jobs can be detected and quantified. We estimate the gender relative probability of getting any given job position for full …
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The paper investigates the role of human capital for migrants' ethnic ties towards their home and host countries. Pre-migration characteristics dominate ethnic self-identification. Human capital acquired in the host country does not affect the attachment to the receiving country.
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This paper studies gender interactions within hierarchical organizations using a large data set on the duration of … discontinuity in gender-mixed electoral races decided by a narrow margin. The likelihood that a female mayor survives until the end …
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immigrants. Using unique German survey data, the paper identifies marked gender differences in the effects of ethnic …
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We study whether cultural attitudes towards gender, the young, and leisure are significant determinants of the …
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