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's occupational choices and the gender wage gap. Finally, we consider the role of gender identity and social norms in shaping …Occupational differences by gender remain a common feature of labor markets. We begin by documenting recent trends in … that emphasize the role of gender differences in psychological traits, preferences for non-pecuniary (family-friendly) job …
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There has been a phenomenal global increase in the proportion of women in politics in the last two decades, but there is no evidence of how this influences economic performance. We investigate this using data on competitive elections to India's state assemblies, leveraging close elections to...
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, considering both within-gender and cross-gender dynamics. Since the average productivity of both individuals and their peers is … reveal that within-gender peer effects have approximately twice the influence of cross-gender peer effects on wages for both … characterized by greater gender equality. …
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We study whether mothers' labor supply is shaped by the gender role attitudes of their peers. Using detailed … information on a sample of UK mothers with dependent children, we find that having peers with gender-egalitarian norms leads … conforming gender role attitudes to their peers', with the remaining half being explained by the spillover effect of peers' labor …
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This paper discusses population aging, increased participation of seniors in the labor force in the United States (and reasons for this), and how these trends are making the struggles of older workers in the labor market increasingly relevant. Evidence examining whether age discrimination is a...
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that the 'intersectionality' between gender and caste leads to increased gender inequality among professionals in India. … gender but with different castes and years of experience, we show that the differences in patients' physician choices are … consistent with gender-based statistical discrimination. Labor market experience cannot easily overcome the discrimination that …
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The study examines whether age intersects with gender and race during the initial stage of the hiring process and …
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This paper develops a theoretical and empirical model on the influence of identity on educational choices which extends …
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We examine the consequences, of integrating large minorities into productivity-relevant majority ethno-linguistic norms, for distribution, ethnic conflict and crime. We develop a two-community model where such assimilation generates social gains by: (a) facilitating economic interaction, and (b)...
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Gneezy et al. (2012) uses attribution theory from the psychology literature to argue that when the object of discrimination is a matter of choice (e.g. sexual orientation), observed discrimination may motivated by animus, which exacerbates or intensifies the emotional response to the object of...
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