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Gender and Remittances: Evidence from Germany
Holst, Elke; Schäfer, Andrea; Schrooten, Mechthild - In: Feminist Economics 18 (2012) 2, pp. 201-229
This study focuses on gender-specific determinants of remittances in Germany. The conceptual approach considers gender … of naturalized German citizens, gender differences in the amount of remittances disappear. This can be explained by the …
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Are Women More Likely to be Credit Constrained? Evidence from Low-Income Urban Households in the Philippines
Malapit, Hazel Jean L. - 2012
Based on survey data for 2002 and 2006, this paper investigates the determinants of credit constraints among women and men in two urban slum communities of Manila in the Philippines. The results show that women are more likely to be credit constrained than men. Rather than wealth, informal...
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Gender and Life Satisfaction in the UK
Giusta, Marina Della; Jewell, Sarah Louise; Kambhampati, Uma - In: Feminist Economics 17 (2011) 3, pp. 1-34
This contribution analyzes the variations in reported life satisfaction for men and women in the United Kingdom. While average levels of life satisfaction are similar for men and women, the variations in life satisfaction are more marked for women. Analyzing the British Household Panel Survey...
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Does Gender Influence the Provision of Fringe Benefits? Evidence From Vietnamese SMEs
Rand, John; Tarp, Finn - In: Feminist Economics 17 (2011) 1, pp. 59-87
provide employees with fringe benefits such as annual leave, social benefits, and health insurance. This gender effect exists …. The study also explores whether this finding is linked to gender differences in social networks and workforce structure … differences in fringe benefits along the “gender of owner” dimension. There remains a sizable and unexplained fringe benefits …
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The Effect of Domestic Work on Girls' Schooling: Evidence from Egypt
Assaad, Ragui; Levison, Deborah; Zibani, Nadia - In: Feminist Economics 16 (2010) 1, pp. 79-128
In Egypt, girls' work primarily takes the form of domestic tasks, which are not considered in many studies of child labor. This paper investigates the effect of girls' work on their school attendance. It uses a modified bivariate probit approach to estimate the effect of work on schooling while...
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LINKING BENEFITS TO MARITAL STATUS: RACE AND SOCIAL SECURITY IN THE US
Meyer, Madonna Harrington; Wolf, Douglas; Himes, Christine - In: Feminist Economics 11 (2005) 2, pp. 145-162
In the US, marital status is more important than work history in determining economic security for many older women. Two-thirds of older women in the US receive spouse or widow Social Security benefits. These benefits generally require recipients to be currently married or to have had a ten-year...
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GENDER, MARRIAGE, AND ASSET ACCUMULATION IN THE UNITED STATES
Schmidt, Lucie; Sevak, Purvi - In: Feminist Economics 12 (2006) 1-2, pp. 139-166
household wealth in the United States varies by gender and family type. Evidence is found of large differences in observed … observable characteristics correlated with gender and wealth - such as position in the life cycle, education, and family earnings …
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The Future European Labor Supply: The Critical Role of the Family
Rubery, Jill; Smith, Mark; Anxo, Dominique; Flood, Lennart - In: Feminist Economics 7 (2001) 3, pp. 33-69
committed to providing more and better child care facilities. This gender focus is reinforced by the requirement for gender …
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MUNDANE HEROINES: CONFLICT, ETHNICITY, GENDER, AND FEMALE HEADSHIP IN EASTERN SRI LANKA
Ruwanpura, Kanchana; Humphries, Jane - In: Feminist Economics 10 (2004) 2, pp. 173-205
For the last twenty years, eastern Sri Lanka has witnessed a bitter and bloody civil conflict. This paper explores the experience of female-headed households in the region. Only partially the product of war, such households cannot be bundled together as a social problem with a single solution....
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Employers' Estimates of Market Wages: Implications for Wage Discrimination in the U.S.
Kim, Marlene - In: Feminist Economics 6 (2000) 2, pp. 97-114
wage-setting in the State of Washington and my own study of government wage-setting in the State of California. Gender …
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