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countries as well - gender differences in employment and wages still persist. -- Intra-household division of labor ; time …
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panel methods to analyze, descriptively and econometrically, gender disparities in shopping behavior among couples using … increase each partner's time in shopping. -- Shopping ; Time-use ; gender differences …
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investigates the role of natives' gender norms in the labor market integration of female immigrants. To analyze the role of natives …' gender norms, we exploit intertemporal, interregional, and age-specific variation in female-to-male labor force participation … finding is due to the cultural assimilation of female immigrants to native women's gender norms, and not the result of …
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and investigated in different settings. Using a field experiment, this paper examines the presence and magnitude of gender … economic sectors. In the information technology sector, women were 15 percentage points less likely to receive a callback than …
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This study seeks to examine gender gaps and disability issues in education in Indonesia, and to suggest policy actions … progress on gender parity in education; however, the national averages mask important variations at the subnational level … drivers of gender differences, as well as issues of social inclusion, and to explore policy approaches to improve learning …
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We propose a new explanation for differences and changes in labor supply by gender and marital status, and in … and allow agents to trade home labor. This model can generate the observed patterns in US labor supply by gender and … ; gender ; home production ; heterogeneity …
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According to Becker's (1957) famous theory on discrimination, entrepreneurs with a strong prejudice against female workers forgo profits by submitting to their tastes. In a competitive market their firms lack efficiency and are therefore forced to leave. We present new empirical evidence for...
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Labour supply is determined by two factors: the participation of workers in the labour market (extensive margin), and the number of hours supplied by those working (intensive margin). Based on the European Union Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS), we analyse which margin is more decisive in...
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We study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic violence against women in Germany in 2020. The analysis draws on three data sources: (1) longitudinal administrative data on the volume of help requests to helplines, shelters and counselling services, (2) cross-sectional survey data...
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Reducing the gender gap in education is a primary goal for many countries. Two major challenges for many girls are the …
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