This paper uses dictator experiments to examine gender differences in altruistic behavior in the United States when … decisions are made individually and jointly. In anonymous individual giving to charity, women give substantially more than men … only in mixed-sex groups, indicating a gender-based component to the value of the social signal sent. Although men and …

gender inequality understood as long-lasting norms, values and codes of conduct that shape gender roles, and presents …-country level with linear regressions using the newly created Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) and its subindices as … development, one has to consider social institutions related to gender inequality to better account for differences in development …

In this paper we construct the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) and its five subindices Family code, Civil … liberties, Physical integrity, Son Preference and Ownership rights using variables of the OECD Gender, Institutions and … Development database. Instead of measuring gender inequality in education, health, economic or political participation, these …

Since their inception in 1995, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s Gender-Related Development Index (GDI …) and Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) have been criticized on conceptual and empirical grounds. In 2005-6, the UNDP's Human … adjusting the recommendations, making concrete proposals for two gender-related indicators, and presenting illustrative results …

Using cross-country and panel regressions, we investigate to what extent gender gaps in education and employment … (proxied using gender gaps in labor force participation) reduce economic growth. Using the most recent data and investigating … analysis to employment gaps using panel data. We find that gender gaps in education and employment considerably reduce economic …

gender inequality understood as long-lasting norms, values and codes of conduct that shape gender roles, and presents …-country level with linear regressions using the newly created Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) and its subindices as … development, one has to consider social institutions related to gender inequality to better account for differences in development …

In this paper we construct the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) and its five subindices Family code, Civil … liberties, Physical integrity, Son Preference and Ownership rights using variables of the OECD Gender, Institutions and … Development database. Instead of measuring gender inequality in education, health, economic or political participation, these …