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The Economics of Women's Rights
Tertilt, Michele; Doepke, Matthias; Montenbruck, Laura; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Two centuries ago, in most countries around the world, women were unable to vote, had no say over their own children or property, and could not obtain a divorce. Women have gradually gained rights in many areas of life, and this legal expansion has been closely intertwined with economic...
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To the New World and Back Again : Return Migrants in the Age of Mass Migration
Abramitzky, Ran - 2016
We compile large datasets from Norwegian and US historical censuses to study return migration during the Age of Mass Migration (1850-1913). Return migrants were somewhat negatively selected from the migrant pool: Norwegian immigrants who returned to Norway held slightly lower-paid occupations...
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From Mancession to Shecession : Women's Employment in Regular and Pandemic Recessions
Alon, Titan; Coskun, Sena; Doepke, Matthias; Koll, David; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
telecommuters a different kind of gender gap arises: women working from home during the pandemic spent more work time also doing …'s impact on the labor market. Another notable finding is the central role of telecommuting: gender gaps in the employment … impact of the pandemic arise almost entirely among workers who are unable to work from home. Nevertheless, among …
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