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 …

transition economies. The study contrasts this literature on women and gender in transition economies to research on this topic … increasing reliance on econometric modeling that reflects a shift in focus away from systems. An inventory of research on women … and gender that has appeared in CES journals and textbooks finds little on topics other than formal labor markets in …

This paper examines the changes in China's gender regime during the reform period, especially during China's accession … to the WTO. The analysis provides a framework to relate these changes to the consumption behavior of women, especially … the increased consumption of cosmetics, to interpret the impact of accession on the gender regime in China …