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and gender-specific determinants of remittances from the senders' perspective, based on data from the German Socio …-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) for the years 2001-2006. Our findings show, above all, that foreign women remit less money than foreign … part of gender differences in remittance behavior. Second, employing gender interaction terms for the social network …
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The female share in management positions is quite low in Germany. The higher the hierarchical level, the fewer women … there are in such positions. Men have numerous role models to follow whereas women lack this opportunity: In the executive … looking at the impact of self-reported personality traits on gender differences in career chances. We compare managers and …
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financial risks. The empirical evidence we provide only weakly supports the gender differences argument. We find that women are …This study questions the popular stereotype that women are more risk averse than men in their financial investment …
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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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The paper investigates the role of social norms as a determinant of individual attitudes by analyzing risk proclivity reported by immigrants and natives in a unique representative German survey. We employ factor analysis to construct measures of immigrants' ethnic persistence and assimilation....
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immigrants. Using unique German survey data, the paper identifies marked gender differences in the effects of ethnic …. Assimilated immigrant women do better than those separated and marginalized, but those who develop an attachment to both cultures …
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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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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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Gender role attitudes are well-known determinants of female labor supply. This paper examines the strength of those …
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This paper studies gender discrimination against entrepreneurs by financial institutions. Based on the Business …
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