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The estimation of the costs of conflict is currently receiving a lot of attention in the literature. This paper aims to give a thorough overview of the existing literature, first by addressing the history of case studies that address conflict costs and second by looking at the existing body of...
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The estimation of the costs of conflict is currently receiving a lot of attention in the literature. This paper aims to give a thorough overview of the existing literature, first by addressing the history of case studies that address conflict costs and second by looking at the existing body of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008492031
genocide in Rwanda, identifying conflict exposure of the survivors in multiple ways. The analysis finds a robust effect of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216694
and gender-specific determinants of remittances from the senders' perspective, based on data from the German Socio … part of gender differences in remittance behavior. Second, employing gender interaction terms for the social network … effects suggests that remittance behavior is affected by traditional gender roles. Third, the migrant's social integration in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008595843
looking at the impact of self-reported personality traits on gender differences in career chances. We compare managers and …-Economic Panel (SOEP) in 2005 show that there are significant gender differences in personality traits, multivariate estimations … clearly indicate that these differences cannot account for gender differences in career opportunities. Nevertheless …
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decisions. The analysis is based on micro-level data from large-scale surveys of private households in five European countries …. In our analysis of investment decisions, we directly account for individuals' self-perceived willingness to take … financial risks. The empirical evidence we provide only weakly supports the gender differences argument. We find that women are …
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This study appraises the role of gender in the behavior of individuals who make risky investments. The analysis bases … studies, I find no evidence for gender differences. Males and females exhibit similar levels of risk propensity and their …
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reported by immigrants and natives in a unique representative German survey. We employ factor analysis to construct measures of …
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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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males and females separately, and controlling for pre- and post-migration characteristics. We find strong gender differences …
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