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We study social reactions to job destructions on Twitter. We use information on large-scale restructuring events announced in the United Kingdom over the period 2013-2018. We match it with data collected on Twitter regarding the number and sentiments of the tweets posted around the time of the...
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This paper investigates whether female political representation in national parliaments influences climate change … policy outcomes. Based on data from a large sample of countries, we demonstrate that female representation leads countries to … change policies, the representation of females in parliament results in lower carbon dioxide emissions. Female political …
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hardly any effects of teacher's gender, age, pay level, qualifications, or working hours on boys' or girls' school track … recommendations or school choice. Even when following students into middle school, no effects of elementary-school teacher gender on …
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We offer the first study on vulnerability adaptation to subjective well-being, using rich panel data over the past two decades for Russia. We found no adaption to vulnerability for life satisfaction and subjective wealth, with longer vulnerability spells being associated with more negative...
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considering transitions into and out of employment, with no gender differential effect. …
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to play in achieving a narrowing of the gender union wage gap. Further, given the presence of noticeable gender …
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further deepened existing inequalities along several dimensions, including gender. Increasing gender inequalities in paid and … unpaid work has been a primary outcome of the pandemic and the associated economic crisis. Given the disproportionate gender … of widening the gender inequalities in the labor market. While these outcomes point to the threat that Covid-19 poses at …
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variety of tests, warn about a possible widening of gender and inter-generational inequality. …
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This paper presents evidence on the short and long-term impact of the first COVID-19 wave on India's rural youth. We interviewed about 2,000 vocational trainees from Bihar and Jharkhand between March 2020 and March 2021. We report a stark difference between men and women: while many male workers...
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own-gender peers who are depressed. We find a significant peer effect for females but not for males. An increase of one … standard deviation of the share of own-gender peers (schoolmates) who are depressed increases the probability of depression in …
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