transfer of the gender gap in labor force participation. We explore the extent that family- and community-level characteristics …, measured in childhood, differentially predict the likelihood of employment for adult Norwegian men and women. Drawing on … theories pertaining to the importance of information, skills and gender norms transfer, our empirical analysis demonstrates …

Tariff reductions have gender-specific effects on the labor market that change the relative bargaining power within …

relevance of public child care to maternal employment is inconclusive. We exploit the introduction of a legal claim to a place … on two individual-level data sets yield large and positive effects of public child care on maternal employment. A set of …

be explained by perceived gender discrimination. Thanks to unique individual level data, we track women's willingness and … preparation to emigrate from 150 countries between 2009-2013 and disentangle how perceived gender discrimination can foster or … to both sample selection bias and potential endogeneity issues. Perceived gender discrimination is shown to form a strong …

gender wage gap. Cross-country data show that fertility, female labour force participation and childcare are positively … correlated with each other, while the gender wage gap seems to be negatively correlated with these variables. The paper presents …

We study the global diffusion of culture through multinationals, focusing on gender norms. Using data on manufacturing … firms in China over 2004-2007, we find that foreign affiliates from countries with a more gender-equal culture tend to … productivity, gender biases, and learning, we perform counterfactual exercises. Hypothetically eliminating firms' gender biases …

We investigate how mother’s employment during childhood affects long term child outcomes. We utilize rich longitudinal …