longevity advantage for the whole century. Unlike most mortality databases of this period, genealogical data allows analysis of …

Concerns about gender equality have jumped to the forefront of public debate in recent years, and Gender Economics is … slowly affirming its place as a major field of study. This assessment examines where we are in terms of gender equality. It … of policies and interventions targeting gender inequality. In doing so, I provide the foundations against which the …

Raising women's political participation leads to faster maternal mortality decline. We estimate that the introduction … of quotas for women in parliament results in a 9 to 12% decline in maternal mortality. In terms of mechanisms, it also … reinforcing evidence from the period in which the United States experienced rapid declines in maternal mortality. The historical …

in-person interview. The data show a very large gender gap in success rates: women's success rate is 36% lower than men …We investigate whether competitive selection processes generate gender inequality in the context of a prestigious …'s. About one third of this gap is due to the lower grades of female candidates, which is surprising given women's higher GPA in …

children. In contrast, 'flow estimates' suggest that gender bias in mortality is much larger, is as severe among adults as it …'Stock estimates' of missing women suggest that the problem is concentrated in South and East Asia and among young … different stock and flow measure results rely on the choice of the reference standard for mortality and an incomplete correction …

research is an examination of the important role that women play in both sending and destination areas. This chapter addresses … various aspects of the relationship between women and migration, including key ways in which non-migrant women are affected by …

This article argues that a systematic integration of gender into labor economics courses based on standard textbooks is … students to the importance of gender differences in economic outcomes. We provide a prototype of such a course, and we show how … gender-aware content and pedagogical tools can complement a course based on a standard textbook or set of articles. We also …

The present paper provides new evidence that hospital delivery can significantly lower child mortality risks … local health facilities (both traditional and modern) before and after the completion of the 'Women's Health Project' in … 2005 (that enhanced emergency obstetric care in women friendly environment) to identify the causal effect of hospital …

We examine the impact of progressive and regressive abortion legislation on women's health and survival in Mexico … observe small or null impacts on women's health from increasing sanctions on illegal abortion. We find some evidence to … suggest that these impacts were also observed when considering maternal mortality, though effects are less precisely estimated. …

significantly contributes to the gender pay gap. Lastly, we show that women experience a greater decline in earnings if their … to examine the effects of losing a parent on individual labor market outcomes and its contribution to gender earnings …. Exploring the underlying mechanisms, we observe that both women and men experience increased mental health issues after parental …