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Preterm Births and Educational Disadvantage : Heterogeneous Effects Across Families and Schools

Baranowska-Rataj, Anna - 2019

for heterogeneous effects by degree of prematurity, as well as whether family socioeconomic resources and school …

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Unearned Income and Labor Supply : Evidence from Survivor Pensions in Austria

Böheim, René; Topf, Michael - 2021

in unearned income, we exploit a policy reform that lowered survivor pensions in Austria. Men widowed after the survivor …We study the effect of lower unearned income on labor supply. To identify the causal effect of an unexpected reduction … to a labor supply elasticity at the extensive margin with respect to the changes in total income of about –0.9 to –1.3 …

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The Value of Formal Host-Country Education for the Labour Market Position of Refugees : Evidence from Austria

Ludolph, Lars - 2021

using the example of forcefully displaced Bosnians who arrived in Austria during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war. Deploying 22 … attained in Austria vis-Ã -vis Bosnia on labour market outcomes for refugees aged around schooling thresholds. These estimates … attainment and low-skill employment over the entire observation period. Income differences between Austrian and Bosnian degree …

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Competitively Elected Women as Policy Makers

Hessami, Zohal - 2020

While still far from parity, female representation in politics has continuously increased over the last two decades worldwide. In light of this development, we analyze whether higher female representation has substantive effects on policy choices using the example of child care – a public good...

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Women' Voice on Redistribution : From Gender Norms to Taxation

Bozzano, Monica; Profeta, Paola; Puglisi, Riccardo; … - 2021

Gender norms, i.e. the role of men and women in the society, are a fundamental channel through which culture may influence preferences for redistribution and public policies. We consider both cross-country and individual level evidence on this mechanism. We find that in countries that are...

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The Gender Recontest Gap in Elections

Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Hessami, Zohal - 2022

candidacy. Studying mechanisms, we find that women are likely held back by incompatibilities between family obligations and …

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Does Paternity Leave Promote Gender Equality within Households?

Gonzalez, Libertad; Zoabi, Hosny - 2021

We consider a non-cooperative model of the household, in which the husband and wife decide on parental leave and the allocation of time between child rearing and the labor market. They can choose the non-cooperative outside option or cooperate by reaching an agreement of specialization in which...

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Effects of Emigration on Gender Norms in Countries of Origin

Azarnert, Leonid V.; Yakubenko, Slava - 2021

This paper studies the effect of emigration on gender norms in countries of migrants’ origin. We use an instrumental variable strategy that allows us to estimate a causal effect of emigration on gender inequality. Our findings suggest that emigration to countries with low (high) levels of...

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Overconfidence and Gender Equality in the Labor Market

Bastani, Spencer; Giebe, Thomas; Gürtler, Oliver - 2023

Gender differences in overconfidence have been extensively documented in the empirical literature, but the implications for labor market outcomes are not well understood. In this paper, we analyze how men’s relatively higher overconfidence, combined with competitive job incentives, affects...

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Taxes and Gender Equality : The Incidence of the ‘Tampon Tax’

Buettner, Thiess; Hechtner, Frank; Madzharova, Boryana - 2023

Many countries are currently debating whether to reduce or eliminate taxes on feminine hygiene products as a measure to address “period poverty” and promote gender equality. Legislators often reject proposals involving reforms of “tampon taxes” as the pass-through of sales taxes into...

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