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toward filling this gap. We propose an estimate of the wage discrimination in Turkey relying on different decompositions of … discrimination. In terms of gender wage discrimination, with an observed wage gap close to those observed in France and Italy, and a … discrimination component close to the ones obtained in Spain and Greece with comparable methods, Turkey happens to do not so bad. But …
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This paper focuses on the interaction between gender discrimination and household decisions. It develops a general … are assumed to decrease the time that parents spend on their children. The model shows that gender discrimination may … gender discrimination. An increase in the discrimination level implies a related decrease in fertility, women's participation …
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The assimilation of immigrants and their children is a burning issue in France. Governments build a large part of their policies on the labor market. The public sector is reputed to integrate minorities better because of its entrance exams and pay-scales. In this paper, a comparison of the...
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The unemployment rate in France is roughly 6 percentage points higher for African immigrants than for natives. In the US the unemployment rate is approximately 9 percentage points higher for blacks than for whites. Commute time data indicates that minorities face longer commute times to work,...
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experiment, we show the opposite: discrimination goes in favor of females in more male-connoted subjects (e.g. math, philosophy … between science and humanities majors. We identify discrimination by systematic differences in students' scores between oral … each subject and for her overall ability at oral exams. The mechanisms likely to drive this positive discrimination toward …
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This paper proposes a new measure of gender di¤erences in access to jobs based on a job assignment model. This measure is the probability ratio of getting a job for females and males at each rank of the wage ladder. We derive a non-parametric estimator of this access measure and estimate it for...
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Numerous field experiments have demonstrated the existence of discrimination in labor markets against specific minority … groups. This paper uses a correspondence test to determine whether this discrimination is due to prejudice against specific …
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The aim of this paper is to compare in an empirical way the male/female wage gap differential between the following two countries : France, an industrialized country where the disparities between sexes are outstandingly small, and Japan, where they are particularly large. It is also proposed to...
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Nous construisons et calibrons un modèle de transitions simultanées sur le marché du logement et le marché de l'emploi afin d'expliquer l'écart de taux de chômage et d'urbanisation entre les immigrés d'origine africaine et le reste de la population en France. Notre cadre d'analyse permet...
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The article focuses on cultural diversity and whether it has economic value. Though it is undisputed that cultural diversity within a country increases entrepreneurial behaviour the question that remains is whether this heightened entrepreneurial activity results in greater economic...
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