-Economic Panel Study (SOEP). In married and cohabiting couples men's net worth, on average, is 33,000 euros higher than women's. We ….g., self-employment, no migration background, inheritances, high income) that decrease the wealth gap for women increase it for …

entirely driven by girls from more disadvantaged households. Treated women later experienced important positive improvements in …

I examine how one central aspect of the childhood family environment - sibling gender composition - affects women …'s gender conformity, measured through their choice of occupation and partner. Using Danish administrative data, I causally … estimate the effect of having a second-born brother relative to a sister for first-born women. The results show that women with …

We study the long-term determinants of the high rates of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among women … the frequency of extramarital partnerships. We document relevant gender differences in behavior: in clusters affected by a … larger demographic shock men (but not women) display a more intense sexual activity, while women (but not men) are more …

and poverty. We find that wealth inequality reduces economic growth, but when we control for the fact that some …, while politically unconnected wealth inequality, income inequality, and initial poverty have no significant effect. …

benefit from economic growth. The linkage between growth, redistribution and poverty is also analysed. In the review of …