apply a new ‘flow’ measure of ‘missing women’ to estimate the extent of gender bias in mortality in developing countries … of missing women are confirmed. The one finding that remains and deserves further attention is some evidence of gender …. Contrary to the existing literature, they find that the problem of gender bias in mortality is as severe among adults as it is …

In this paper the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) is constructed with Principal Component Analysis (PCA …) and Partial Least Squares (PLS). Using the SIGI, we test the effects of social institutions related to gender inequality … weighting procedures using PCA and PLS. We find that gender inequality in social institutions has significant effect on …

gender inequality understood as long-lasting norms, values and codes of conduct that shape gender roles, and presents …-country level with linear regressions using the newly created Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) and its subindices as … development, one has to consider social institutions related to gender inequality to better account for differences in development …

In this paper we construct the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) and its five subindices Family code, Civil … liberties, Physical integrity, Son Preference and Ownership rights using variables of the OECD Gender, Institutions and … Development database. Instead of measuring gender inequalities in education, health, economic or political participation, these …

1987 and 2009. Despite rising growth, fertility decline, and rising wages and education levels, women's labor force …'s education, stigmas against educated women engaging in menial work, and falling selectivity of highly educated women. On the … demand side, employment in sectors appropriate for educated women grew less than the supply of educated workers, leading many …

, differences in levels of FLFP across the world related to historical contingencies are much more important determinants of women … comparisons and allow for a direct test of the effect of structural change on women’s economic activity. Our results suggest that …