National Insurance Institute. The paper focuses on gender differences in work history patterns and, within each gender …?s labor market attachment is stronger than is generally presumed. Gender differences in employment interruptions are greater …

sample of professionals is decomposed into several subsamples: men and women and within each gender a distinction is made …). Comparisons by gender and ethnicity can then be made. Characteristics (endowments) and wage structures of the four groups are …

included information about mathematics and reading scores and student demographics such as gender, race, and SES. Teacher …

We extend the analysis of early-emerging gender differences in academic achievement to include both (objective) test … favoring girls, and that the misalignment of grades and test scores can be linked to gender differences in non … strongest evidence of a gender gap appearing among whites. However, boys in all racial categories across all subject areas are …

promote income. Using endogenous switching regression models, we show that local familial networks increase the income of …

The existence of gender gaps in test scores has been documented in the relevant literature for a wide range of … across regions within the same country are crucial determinants in understanding gender differences in PISA 2009 test scores …: girls perform relatively better in both maths and reading in societies where gender equality is enhanced, and the effect …

We explore the adoption data approach to estimating causal effects of parental education and income on the same … mother?s or father?s education raises children?s education by about 0.1 year. Our estimated income elasticities are around 0.1. …

, for the intergenerational association in education and income. We find that both pre- and post-birth factors contribute to …'s income. We also find some evidence for a positive interaction effect between post-birth environment and pre-birth factors. …

by testing if more satisfied people live longer. Our results clearly confirm the importance of income, education and … marriage as important factors in determining longevity. For example, a one-log point increase in real household monthly income …