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Gender, economic development and Islam: A perspective from France
Adida, Claire L.; Laitin, David D.; Valfort, Marie-Anne - 2012
test. Our data show that Muslim and Christian gender norms are as postulated. However, the correlations between Muslim vs …. Christian immigrants and the channels purported to link in-group gender norms to economic progress are weak and inconsistent …. Speculations are offered on the intervening variables that mitigate the effect of Muslim gender norms on economic performance. …
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What's the use of marriage?
Cigno, Alessandro - 2009
We use elementary game-theoretical concepts to compare domestic equilibria with and without marriage. In particular, we examine the effects of marriage legislation, matrimonial property regime, and divorce court sentencing practice, on the decision to marry, and on the choice of game conditional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269649
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Analysing the gender wage gap using personnel records of a large German company
Pfeifer, Christian; Sohr, Tatjana - 2008
We use monthly personnel records of a large German company to analyse the gender wage gap (GWG). Main findings are: (1 … significant impact on the GWG; (8) the gender gap in absenteeism is between 26 and 46 percent. Overall, the results are consistent … with statistical discrimination explanations of the gender wage gap, though we cannot rule out other forms of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268913
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Trends in occupational segregation by gender 1970 - 2009: Adjusting for the impact of changes in the occupational coding system
Blau, Francine D.; Brummund, Peter; Liu, Albert Yung-hsu - 2012
In this paper, we develop a gender-specific crosswalk based on dual-coded Current Population Survey data to bridge the … sources. We show that our gender-specific crosswalk more accurately captures the trends in occupational segregation that are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282492
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Egalitarian religion and economics
Chiswick, Carmel Ullman - 2010
The role of women in the ritual of many religions changed dramatically at the end of the 20th century, to the point where full participation by women was the norm by 2000 rather than the rarity that it had been 30 years earlier. This paper considers some aspects of the economic context that help...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272758
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Female labour force participation and child education in India: The effect of the national rural employment guarantee scheme
Afridi, Farzana; Mukhopadhyay, Abhiroop; Sahoo, Soham - 2012
We study the impact of India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) on children's educational outcomes via women's labour force participation. Using data from the Young Lives Study and taking advantage of the spatial and temporal variation in the intensity of implementation of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284016
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Promotion and wages in mid-career: Gender, unionism, and sector
Addison, John T.; Ozturk, Orgul Demet; Wang, Si - 2012
This paper considers the role of gender in the promotion process and the impact of promotion on wages and wage growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010289854
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Minimum wages and female labor supply in Germany
Bredemeier, Christian - 2012
In Germany, there is a vivid political debate on introducing a general statutory minimum wage. In this paper, we study the effects of minimum wages on labor supply using a structural household model where we distinguish between married and single households. In the model, labor supply of married...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010289898
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Is innovative firm behavior correlated with age and gender composition of the workforce? Evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises
Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - 2012
on age and gender) and its performance with respect to innovative activities (outlays and employment in research and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291425
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Approval of Equal Rights and Gender Differences in Well-Being
Lalive, Rafael; Stutzer, Alois - 2004
the gender wage gap narrows by one fifth due to an increase by one standard deviation in the approval. Rejecting an … where the gender wage gap is smaller. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261957