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High-pressure, high-paying jobs?
Nagler, Markus; Rincke, Johannes; Winkler, Erwin - 2022
pressure strongly associated with adverse health outcomes. In line with theories of compensating differentials, work pressure …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013455770
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US male obesity from 1800-2000 : a long term perspective
Carson, Scott Alan - 2013
This paper calls into question the currently most influential model of international trade. An empirical finding by Trefler (2004, AER) and others that industrial productivity increases more strongly in liberalized industries than in non-liberalized industries has been widely accepted as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009786082
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Female and male body mass, height, and weight during US economic development: 1860s-1930s
Carson, Scott Alan - 2020
women and men during US economic development. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, female and male BMIs … weights heavier than workers in other occupations. Women and men from the Northeast and Middle Atlantic had higher BMIs and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012252414
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The twin effects of globalization : evidence from a sample of Indian manufacturing firms
Daveri, Francesco; Manasse, Paolo; Serra, Danila - 2010
Employees of globalized firms face a riskier menu of labor market outcomes. They face a more uncertain stream of earnings and riskier employment prospects. However, they may also have stronger incentives to train and upgrade their skills and/or may benefit from more rapid careers. Hence, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008697164
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Immigrants and gender roles : assimilation vs. culture
Blau, Francine D. - 2015
This paper examines evidence on the role of assimilation versus source country culture in influencing immigrant women …. Considerable evidence is found that immigrant source country gender roles influence immigrant and second generation women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011392486
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Nineteenth century US African-American and white female statures : insight from US prison records
Carson, Scott Alan - 2010
Using a new source of 19th century state prison records, this study contrasts the biological living conditions of comparable US African-American and white female statures during economic development. Black and white female statures varied regionally, and white Southeastern and black Southwestern...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008696667
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The effects of high school peers' gender on college major, college performance and income
Anelli, Massimo; Peri, Giovanni - 2016
not find significant effects of the high school class gender composition on women. Our results are consistent with the … size responds to class gender composition more for men than for women. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011515310
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The gender wage gap in developed countries
Kunze, Astrid - 2017
Despite the increased attachment of women to the labour force in nearly all developed countries, a stubborn gender pay … developed countries. We begin with an overview of the trends in the gender differences in wages and employment rates. We then …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011665761
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Occupational match quality and gender over two cohorts
Addison, John T.; Liwen, Chen; Ozturk, Orgul Demet - 2018
with children and in more flexible occupations also tend to be more mismatched. Again, this is especially true of women … cohort, even as the new generation of women is doing better. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011931469
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The career effects of union membership
Dodini, Samuel; Salvanes, Kjell G.; Willén, Alexander; … - 2023
setting wages and determining work amenities. In the administrative data, we causally examine through which channels unions … depending on the age at which workers enroll. In addition, we show that focusing on a restricted set of outcomes, such as wages …
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