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Labour force participation of women in India: some facts, some queries
Bhalla, Surjit; Kaur, Ravinder - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
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Does the labour market explain lower female schooling in India?
Gandhi Kingdon, Geeta - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1997
Labour market discrimination against women and parental discrimination against daughters are two of the most commonly … explanation for India using household survey data collected in urban Uttar Pradesh in 1995. It estimates workforce participation … men and women's differential characteristics and the part that is due to labour market discrimination. The results reveal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746292
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Fertility, education and development: further evidence from India
Dreze, Jean; Murthi, Mamta - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2000
There has been a significant decline in fertility in many parts of India since the early 1980s. This paper reexamines … find that women's education is the most important factor explaining fertility differences across the country and over time …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745825
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Gender discrimination and growth: theory and evidence from India
Esteve-Volart, Berta - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004
Gender inequality is an acute and persistent problem, especially in developing countries. This paper argues that gender discrimination is an inefficient practice. We model gender discrimination as the complete exclusion of females from the labor market or as the exclusion of females from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071265
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Search frictions, real rigidities and inflation dynamics
Thomas, Carlos - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
The standard New Keynesian model suffers from the so-called .macro-micro pricing conflict: in order to match the dynamics of inflation implied by macroeconomic data, the model needs to assume an average duration of price contracts which is much longer than what is observed in micro data. Here I...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745233
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Search and matching frictions and optimal monetary policy
Thomas, Carlos - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
I analyze optimal monetary policy in an economy with search and matching frictions in the labor market and staggered nominal wage and price contracts. In this framework, as opposed to the standard New Keynesian model, preset nominal wages need not have any effect on existing employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746129
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Work-life balance in a low income neighbourhood
Dean, Hartley; Couldry, Alice - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
‘Work-life balance’ generally refers to how people may combine paid employment with family responsibilities. The UK government’s attempts to promote work-life balance are connected to wider concerns to maximise labour-force participation and include policies on tax credits, child care and...
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The survival of the conformist: social pressure and renewable resource management
Tavoni, Alessandro; Schlüter, Maja; Levin, Simon - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
This paper examines the role of other-regarding behavior as a mechanism for the establishment and maintenance of cooperation in resource use under variable social and environmental conditions. By coupling resource stock dynamics with social dynamics concerning compliance to a social norm...
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Can labour supply explain the rise in unemployment and intergroup wage inequality in the OECD?
Wasmer, E. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1998
the ''50s may have increased competition between women, young workers and low skilled workers in some segments of the …
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Imports and exports at the level of the firm: evidence from Belgium
Muuls, Mirabelle; Pisu, Mauro - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
This paper explores a newly-available panel data set merging balance sheet and international trade transaction data for Belgium. Both imports and exports appear to be highly concentrated among few firms and seem to have become more so over time. Focusing on manufacturing, we find that facts...
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