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 …

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 …

through which gender, growth, and development interact. It upholds the salience not only of equality in opportunities but also … equality in outcomes. The contribution argues that inequalities based on gender, race, ethnicity, and class undermine the … shared development. It explores how the macroeconomy acts as a structure of constraint in achieving gender equality and in …

men's and women's wages yet reduces gender wage inequality, because male employees face a greater wage penalty than women … decline in women's employment opportunities relative to men's, a shift from wage to salaried employment, and an increase in … gender wage inequality. Using industry-level panel data, this study investigates the effects of Taiwan's restructuring during …