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Temporary jobs : stepping stones or dead ends?

Booth, Alison L.; Francesconi, Marco; Frank, Jeff - 2000

In Britain about 7% of male employees and 10% of female employees are in temporary jobs. In contrast to much of continental Europe, this proportion has been relatively stable over the 1990s. Using data from the British Household Panel Survey, we find that temporary workers report lower levels of...

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Marriage, partnership and sexual orientation : a study of British university academics and administrators

Booth, Alison L. (contributor); Frank, Jeff (contributor) - 2008

Using a unique data source on marital status, partnership and sexual orientation of academics and administrators at British universities, we estimate the impact of personal relationships upon earnings for men and women. While university data cover a relatively homogeneous group of workers, the...

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Gender differences in risk behaviour : does nurture matter?

Booth, Alison L.; Nolen, Patrick - 2009

innate preferences are modified by pressure to conform to gender-stereotypes. Single-sex environments are likely to modify … either coed or single sex schools, and more likely than coed girls. Moreover, gender differences in preferences for risk …-taking are sensitive to the gender mix of the experimental group, with girls being more likely to choose risky outcomes when …

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Choosing to compete : how different are girls and boys?

Booth, Alison L.; Nolen, Patrick - 2009

the average female avoids competitive behaviour more than the average male. This suggests that observed gender differences … might reflect social learning rather than inherent gender traits. -- Tournament ; piece-rate ; gender ; experiment …

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Do single-sex classes affect exam scores? : an experiment in a coeducational university

Booth, Alison L.; Cardona-Sosa, Lina; Nolen, Patrick - 2013

reduction in stereotype threat for females and are not due to a potential tracking effect. -- single-sex ; education ; gender …

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What have we learned about the employment effects of severance pay? : Further iterations of Lazear et al.

Addison, John T. (contributor); … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Six ways to leave unemployment

Portugal, Pedro (contributor); Addison, John T. (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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How does the unemployment insurance system shape the time profile of jobless duration?

Addison, John T. (contributor); Portugal, Pedro (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Birth order matters : the effect of family size and birth order on educational attainment

Booth, Alison L. (contributor); Kee, Hiau Joo (contributor) - 2005

We use unique retrospective family background data from the 2003 British Household Panel Survey to explore the degree to which family size and birth order affect a child's subsequent educational attainment. Theory suggests a trade off between child quantity and 'quality'. Family size might...

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