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On Gender Gaps and Self-fulfilling Expectations : Theory, Policies and Some Empirical Evidence
Rica, Sara de la; Dolado, Juan José; … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
This paper considers a simple model of self-fulfilling expectations that leads to a multiple equilibrium of gender gaps … their jobs more often than equally productive men when shocks affecting household chores take place, our model predicts that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859583
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The Role of Educational Choice in Occupational Gender Segregation : Evidence from Trinidad and Tobago
Sookram, Sandra; Strobl, Eric - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
period in which educational policies intent on equating gender opportunities in education were implemented. To this end we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859602
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Analysing the Gender Wage Gap Using Personnel Records of a Large German Company
Pfeifer, Christian; Sohr, Tatjana - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
We use monthly personnel records of a large German company to analyse the gender wage gap (GWG). Main findings are: (1 … significant impact on the GWG; (8) the gender gap in absenteeism is between 26 and 46 percent... …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859626
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Between Meritocracy and Ethnic Discrimination : The Gender Difference
Arai, Mahmood; Bursell, Moa; Nekby, Lena - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
Using a two stage correspondence test methodology, this study tests employer priors against job-applicants with Arabic names compared to job-applicants with Swedish names. In the first stage, employers are sent CVs of equal observable quality. Thereafter, in the second stage, the CVs with Arabic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859718
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The Determinants of Female Labour Supply in Belarus
Pastore, Francesco; Verashchagina, Alina - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
Unlike in many other transition countries, where the gender pay gap has remained stable while female employment rates … have reduced, in the case of Belarus women activity rate has been practically unchanged despite an increase in the gender … in 1996 and 2001 (data from the Belarusian Household Survey)... …
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Distributive Justice and CEO Compensation
Jasso, Guillermina; Meyersson Milgrom, Eva M. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
This paper develops a framework for studying individuals ideas about what constitutes justcompensation for chief executive officers (CEOs) and reports estimates of just CEO pay andthe principles guiding ideas of justice. The sample consists of students pursuing a Master ofBusiness Administration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861085
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Anatomy of a Health Scare : Education, Income and the MMR Controversy in the UK
Anderberg, Dan; Chevalier, Arnaud; Wadsworth, Jonathan - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
One theory for why there is a strong education gradient in health outcomes is that more educated individuals more quickly absorb new information about health technology. The MMR controversy in the UK provides a case where, for a brief period of time, some highly publicized research suggested...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859496
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Ancestry versus Ethnicity : The Complexity and Selectivity of Mexican Identification in the United States
Duncan, Brian; Trejo, Stephen - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
Using microdata from the 2000 U.S. Census, we analyze the responses of Mexican Americans to questions that independently elicit their ethnicity (or Hispanic origin) and their ancestry. We investigate whether different patterns of responses to these questions reflect varying degrees of ethnic...
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Fertility Differences between Married andCohabiting Couples : A Switching Regression Analysis
Zhang, Junfu; Song, Xue - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
Little is known about why cohabiting couples have fewer children than married couples. Weexplore the factors that explain the difference in fertility between these two groups using aswitching regression analysis, which enables us to quantify the contribution of differentfactors through a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005860768
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Job Changes and Hours Changes:Understanding the Path of Labour Supply Adjustment
Blundell, Richard W.; Brewer, Mike; Francesconi, Marco - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
This paper uses British panel data to investigate single women´s labour supply changes inresponse to three tax and benefit policy reforms that occurred in the 1990s. These reformschanged individuals´ work incentives and we use them to identify changes in labour supply.We find evidence of small...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861861