pattern by the presence of two household goods and socially learned gender-specific comparative advantage in their home … production. We label this gender specialisation as separate housework spheres. Empirical evidence strongly confirms separate …

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 …

households. As women have entered the labor market in greater numbers and gender wage differentials have declined, female … differences in the ease of access to superior partnership alternatives for women who out-earn their partners. While gender … history, one norm widely adhered to in most developed nations has been for men to be the primary breadwinner within mixed-gender …

, poverty traps, and demography-driven cycles. The model is calibrated for global data to explore the demographic conditions … equilibria ; poverty traps ; calibrations …

altruism which motivates donors. This study examines gender heterogeneity of volunteer response by blood donors following the … predictions of a model where the distribution of latent altruism has smaller variance among women than men. First, the highest … proportional increase for men. Notably, this gender gap decreases with the frequency with which people have previously donated. …

reducing the poverty rate by almost one percentage point more, a 75 percent increase over the survey estimate. …