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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 gender inequality is associated with promotion of more (less) progressive …
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The paper reviews recent literature on the economics of migration and diasporas, focusing on economic gains and opportunities that these diasporas could represent for home countries. In addition, the paper discusses policies aimed at leveraging this "diaspora capital".
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Remittances have greatly increased during recent years, becoming an important and reliable source of funds for many … developing countries. Therefore, there is a strong incentive for receiving countries to attract more remittances, especially … apply a two-step method akin to two stage least squares to deal with the endogeneity of remittances and potential …
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-19, and uncover four new facts. First, ethnicity predicts mental health deterioration when interacted with gender. Among …, among women, the deterioration in mental health is similar for both BAME and British White individuals. Second, the gender … BAME groups. The BAME group of Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani appears to be driving the difference in the gender gap in …
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relative to fathers, narrowing the emerging post-pandemic gender gap. Having a stay-at-home partner reduced the disruptions to …
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This paper studies the effects of Covid-19 related daycare and school closures on gender role attitudes toward maternal … the pandemic. Using data on gender role attitudes from 2008 through 2021, we find that fathers’ egalitarian attitudes … trends toward more egalitarian gender roles. …
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drivers of the administration and delivery efficiency of coronavirus vaccines. For this purpose, we use data from the 50 US …
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Schools have been very central in the debate about COVID-19. On one hand, there have been many supporters of the argument to keep them open, for their importance for the youngsters, and for the effort many countries played in establishing protocols to keep them safe. On the other hand, a...
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This paper examines the effect of national government response measures to Covid-19 on German international capital flows. Analyzing highly disaggregated monthly data from the German balance of payments statistics over the period from January 2019 through January 2021, we find that bilateral...
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Social distancing restrictions and health- and economic-driven demand shifts from COVID-19 are expected to shutter many small businesses and entrepreneurial ventures, but there is very little early evidence on impacts. This paper provides the first analysis of impacts of the pandemic on the...
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