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Training in late careers : a structural approach

Backhaus, Teresa - 2023

This study investigates the role of on-the-job training in the employment outcomes of less educated men in their late careers. Using survey data from the German National Education Panel Study adult cohort, I estimate a structural dynamic discrete-choice model reflecting the trade-offs of the...

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Competitiveness and the gender gap among yung business professionals

Reuben, Ernesto; Sapienza, Paola; Zingales, Luigi - 2015

Important gender differences in earnings and career trajectories persist. Particularly, in professions such as business. Gender differences in competitiveness have been proposed as a potential explanation. Using an incentivized measure of competitiveness, this paper investigates whether...

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Quest for talents : attraction and retention of highly-skilled overseas chinese in the United States and Canada

Fang, Tony; Ge, Lilac; Hartley, John; Ming, Hui - 2025

Using OLS, probit, and semi-nonparametric regression analysis on survey data, this article examines the factors associated with the successful economic integration of Chinese returnees, as indicated by their career and income satisfaction. Those motivated to return by talent policy are...

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The impact of peer performance and relative rank on managerial career attainment : evidence from college students

Ribas, Rafael Pérez; Sampaio, Breno; Trevisan, Giuseppe - 2024

The ranking system within academic environments may impact future professional trajectories. Examining the influence of class rank on college students' managerial attainment is crucial for understanding some determinants of career advancement. This paper estimates the effect of a low rank in a...

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The managerial labor market and gender gaps in beliefs about own ability

Eriksson, Tor; Smith, Nina - 2025

share of female managers has changed only slowly and continues to be low. This paper adds new evidence to the study of the … abilities collected from survey of a large sample of Danish managers. We develop measures for gender stereotype attitudes and … each other and differ by gender. We find that especially female C-level managers differ substantially from managers at …

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From followers to leaders : the career impact of high-quality managers

Chen, Yuyu; Hensel, Lukas; Yao, Xinjue - 2025

worker-manager matching through frequent project reassignments to identify the causal effect of high-quality managers on …

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The family gap in career progression

Kunze, Astrid - 2014

This study investigates whether and when during the life cycle women fall behind in terms of career progression because of children. We use 1987-1997 Norwegian panel data that contain information on individuals' position in their career hierarchy as well as a direct measure of their promotions....

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Career choice, marriage-timing, and the attraction of unequals

Dessy, Sylvain Eloi (contributor); … - 2005

Both men and women wish to have a family and a rewarding career. In this paper, we show that the under-representation of women in high-powered professions may reflect a coordination failure in young women's marriage-timing decisions. Since investing in a high-powered career imposes time strain,...

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Public child care and mothers' career trajectories

Huber, Katrin; Rolvering, Geske - 2023

We study the impact of public child care on mothers' career trajectories, focusing on qualitative dimensions of career choices. Using an event study approach, we find that child care helps mothers to return to the labor market more quickly and that this effect is mainly due to an increase in...

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Reaching for gold! : the impact of a positive reputation shock on career choice

Goller, Daniel; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2023

We analyze the causal influence a positive reputation shock for a particular occupation may have on career choice. The measure of the positive reputation shock is the unpredictable event that a young adult from one's own country wins a (gold) medal in a particular occupation at the World Skills...

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