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In this paper we aim to trace the roots of the ongoing economic mayhem and to unmask the chorus of the tragedy which plays on the world stage. The main thesis of our work is that, despite the triumphant rhetoric praising the merits of perfect competition, the global fields of the dysfunctional...
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labour market as well as dramatic changes in their real earnings. In the process, the wage gap between men and women has …
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influx of the soldiers into the marriage market suddenly tipped the balance in favor of women. We have found that men subject …
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, social norms about how much work men and women should contribute in the home are likely to influence couples' housework … satisfaction based on predicted and residual housework time. We find that women's satisfaction, but not men's, is robustly affected …
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men and women live for many years and they differ in their fecundity, in their earnings, and in their survival … account for the age distributions of ever and never married men and women, for the probabilities of marrying a younger bride … previous literature on this topic claims that marriage is a waiting game in which women are choosier than men, and old and rich …
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This study examines gender differences in risk-taking behavior among managers in a female-dominated industry. Using …-taking than female coaches on average. We also find a U-shaped age effect that is independent of gender, meaning that young and … previous studies on gender differences in risk preferences, and thereby emphasize the importance of considering the industrial …
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Over the course of China's economic reforms, a pronounced divergence in the labor force participation patterns of rural and urban elders emerged – rural elders increased their rates of participation while urban elders reduced theirs. In this project, based on the data of the Chinese population...
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returns to ability. I find that perceived gender shares do not affect men's applications, while increasing expected returns to … men's entry and the nature of men's sorting into female-dominated occupations. I modify the content of recruitment … messages to potential applicants to exogenously vary two key drivers of selection: perceived gender shares and expectations of …
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. Calibration to US data suggests that the bargaining position of husbands has deteriorated with the closing of the gender gap in …
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may explain why other similar studies found such programs to be more effective for women than for men. In particular for … force. After taking into account gender specific selection effects and the effects of the programs on pregnancies, gender …
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