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This paper examines the performance of minimum wage legislation in Kenya, both in terms of its coverage and enforcement … were positively associated with wages of low-educated workers and women in non-agricultural activities, while no such … ; Kenya …
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attainment; in contrast, the effects of program participation for refugee women vary by education level, and are greater for high …-educated women than that for the low-educated counterparts. …
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countries on four continents, including the United States, there is no difference - men and women do the same amount of total … women perform more total work. The facts do not arise from gender differences in the price of time (as measured by market … wages), as women's total work is further below men's where their relative wages are lower. Additional tests using U.S. and …
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unearned wages (as women drop out of the labor market), loss of human capital, and selection into more child …
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It takes a woman and a man to make a baby. This fact suggests that for a birth to take place, the parents should first agree on wanting a child. Using newly available data on fertility preferences and outcomes, we show that indeed, babies are likely to arrive only if both parents desire one, and...
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of men to women in marriage markets - on individual consumption of married men and women, and indicate some of the ways … benefits women and used the positive association between brideprice and polygyny as evidence. Relying on D&S models of marriage … polygyny may be harmful to women. Furthermore, the positive association between brideprice and polygyny does not necessarily …
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which family units (and women within families) remain primarily responsible for familial care obligations, and where the …
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hours of work are relatively inelastic for men, but are a little more responsive for married women and lone mothers. On the … other hand, participation is quite sensitive to taxation and benefits for women. Within this paper we present new estimates …
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two-hour increase in housework time for each partner upon marriage, with women specializing in routine, and men …
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