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 …

Is there a gender asset gap? This article examines the evidence available on the distribution of wealth by gender … wealth ownership overall or how it impacts household decisions and women's well-being. As an initial step in this project, a … number of factors are examined that affect women's ability to accumulate wealth, with emphasis on marital and inheritance …

This article argues that gender analysis has challenged and enriched many of the standard assumptions and concepts … gender analysis on seven assumptions and concepts of peasant studies is illustrated: the family farm as the basic unit of …