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Do women manage smaller funds?
Hübler, Olaf; Menkhoff, Lukas - 2010
Based on a sample of 467 asset managers from four countries we robustly find that women manage smaller funds than men, despite tough competition in this industry. Interestingly, the gender gap exists only for managers of smaller funds, i.e. at the lower end of the hierarchy, as quantile...
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League-table incentives and price bubbles in experimental asset markets
Cheung, Stephen L.; Coleman, Andrew - 2011
We study experimental markets in which participants face incentives modeled upon those prevailing in markets for managed funds. Each participant's portfolio is periodically evaluated at market value and ranked in a league table according to short-term paper returns. Those who rank highly attract...
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Are labor supply decisions consistent with neoclassical preferences? : evidence from Indian boat owners
Gine, Xavier; Martinez-Bravo, Monica; Vidal-Fernandez, … - 2016
supply behavior of boat owners in southern India. …
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On the quantity and quality of girls : new evidence on abortion, fertility, and parental investments
Anukriti, S; Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Tam, Hiu - 2016
The introduction of prenatal sex-detection technologies in India has led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female …
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Caste, ethnicity and poverty in rural India
Gang, Ira N.; Sen, Kunal; Yun, Myeong-Su - 2002
This paper analyzes the determinants of rural poverty in India, contrasting the situation of the Scheduled Caste (SC …
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Why do Indian children work, and is it bad for them?
Cigno, Alessandro; Rosati, Furio Camillo - 2000
The causes and consequences of child labour are examined theoretically and empirically within a household decision framework, with endogenous fertility and mortality. The data come from a nationally representative survey of Indian rural households. The complex interactions uncovered by the...
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Decomposition analysis of earnings inequality in rural India : 2004-2012
Khanna, Shantanu; Goel, Deepti; Morissette, René - 2016
We analyze the changes in earnings of paid workers (wage earners) in rural India from 2004/05 to 2011/12. Real earnings …
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Does social health insurance reduce financial burden? : panel data evidence from India
Azam, Mehtabul - 2016
provides cashless health services to poor households in India. We evaluate the impact of RSBY on RSBY beneficiary households … households in rural India but not in urban India. However, there is no evidence that the RSBY reduced per person OOP expenditure …
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Searching for religious discrimination among Anganwadi workers in India : an experimental investigation
Dasgupta, Utteeyo; Mani, Subha; Prakarsh Singh - 2016
This paper examines whether, in India, discriminatory practices by government-employed child caregivers along religious …
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Population aging in India : facts, issues, and options
Agarwal, Arunika; Lubet, Alyssa; Mitgang, Elizabeth; … - 2016
India, one of the world's two population superpowers, is undergoing unprecedented demographic changes. Increasing … context, scope, and magnitude of India's demographic changes. It then details the major challenges these shifts pose in the … presents an overview of India's recent and ongoing initiatives to adapt to population aging and provide support to older adults …
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