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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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Nous effectuons un testing afin de mesurer la discrimination dans l'accès à l'emploi des jeunes de banlieue parisienne … concluons à une discrimination significative à l'encontre des candidats signalant une origine maghrébine. Deuxièmement, nous … relevons une discrimination liée au lieu de résidence mais uniquement à l'encontre des candidats les plus diplômés ou d …
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L'objet de cette étude est de mesurer la discrimination à l'embauche à l'encontre des jeunes en Ile-de-France en raison …
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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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