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Recent studies exploring sibling rivalry in the allocation of household resources in the U.S. produce conflicting results. We contribute to this discussion by addressing the role of sibling rivalry in educational attainment in Germany. Using the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP) we are able to...
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Using CPS data from 1979-2009 we examine how cyclical downturns and industry-specific demand shocks affect wage differentials between white non-Hispanic men and women, Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites, and African-Americans and non-Hispanic whites. Women's relative earnings are harmed by...
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Using a very large sample of matched author-referee pairs, we examine how the gender of referees and authors affects … the former's recommendations. Relying on changing matches of authors and referees, we find no evidence of gender …’ and authors' gender. With substantial research showing gender differences in fairness, the results suggest that an ethos …
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explores the sectoral reallocation of labour by gender. In Bulgaria, men and women started the transition on an almost equal … gender differences in the labour market. We find that household characteristics, rather than alternative explanations such as … differences in individual characteristics or pure gender discrimination, better explain the observed gender differences in labour …
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