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We conducted a controlled experiment to study how different gender frames used in the instructions affect economic behavior. In our experiment, we systematically varied the framing of the instructions, either using the male, the female, or a gender-inclusive form. Participants played three...
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Social norms, though often implicit, are to a great extent communicated and made salient using natural language. They …
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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...
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Generous government-mandated parental leave is generally viewed as an effective policy to support women’s careers … around childbirth. But does it help women to reach top positions in the upper pay echelon of their firms? Using longitudinal … that expanded paid leave from 30 weeks in 1989 to 52 weeks in 1993. The representation of women in top positions has only …
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We explore the role of financial and pension information in increasing women's knowledge and awareness of their future … pension status, and consequently, in reducing the gender pension gap. A representative sample of 1249 Italian working women … then ran a randomized experiment to evaluate the effect of increased information regarding pensions on women’s awareness …
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This paper studies foreign direct investment (FDI) spillovers on gender labor market practices of domestic firms, based on a unique firm-to-firm dataset of Bangladesh's textiles and garment sectors. We look at the female employment of domestic firms that are directly and indirectly related to...
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be explained by perceived gender discrimination. Thanks to unique individual level data, we track women's willingness and …, preventing women from actually moving abroad. …
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sabotage renders the gender quota ineffective in encouraging women to enter tournaments and reversing gender pay gaps. Moreover …, we provide evidence of a severe backlash against women, as they become targets of sabotage under gender quotas …. Interestingly, this is the result of women focusing on sabotaging each other while men sabotage indiscriminately. Our results have …
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the separate effects of equal opportunities for women in the labor market and improved contraception on female education …
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women's BMIs in the US and how they varied with economic development. This study shows that after controlling for … characteristics, African-American women had greater BMIs than lighter complexioned black and white women. Women from the Southwest … were taller and had lower BMIs than women born elsewhere within the US. However, women's BMIs did not vary by occupations …
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