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Analyzing the Labor Market Activity of Immigrant Families in Germany
Basilio, Leilanie; Bauer, Thomas K.; Sinning, Mathias - 2007
This paper analyzes whether immigrant families facing credit constraints adopt a family investment strategy wherein,upon arrival,an immigrant spouse invests in host country-specific human capital while the other partner works to finance the family's current consumption. Using data for West...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264696
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Analyzing the Labor Market Activity of Immigrant Families in Germany
Basilio, Leilanie; Bauer, Thomas K.; Sinning, Mathias - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2007
This paper analyzes whether immigrant families facing credit constraints adopt a family investment strategy wherein,upon arrival,an immigrant spouse invests in host country-specific human capital while the other partner works to finance the family’s current consumption. Using data for West...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005548379
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Deciding Who Works Where – An Analysis of the Distribution of Work within Native and Immigrant Families in Australia
Basilio, Leilanie - 2009
The paper examines whether there is an asymmetry in the distribution of market work and domestic work within families … could explain about 30 and 20 percent of the observed disparities in spousal time allocation in market and domestic work …, respectively. Most of the work gaps, however, appear to be accounted for by the differences in labor supply behaviors of partners …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265784
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Competition and Gender Prejudice: Are Discriminatory Employers Doomed to Fail?
Weber, Andrea Maria; Zulehner, Christine - 2009
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277089
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Female Hires and the Success of Start-up Firms
Weber, Andrea Maria; Zulehner, Christine - 2009
conclude that our results support the hypothesis that gender-diversity in leading positions is an advantage for start-up firms. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277090
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Competition and Gender Prejudice: Are Discriminatory Employers Doomed to Fail?
Weber, Andrea; Zulehner, Christine - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2009
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008509366
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Female Hires and the Success of Start-up Firms
Weber, Andrea; Zulehner, Christine - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2009
conclude that our results support the hypothesis that gender-diversity in leading positions is an advantage for start-up firms. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008509378
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Deciding Who Works Where – An Analysis of the Distribution of Work within Native and Immigrant Families in Australia
Basilio, Leilanie - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2009
The paper examines whether there is an asymmetry in the distribution of market work and domestic work within families … could explain about 30 and 20 percent of the observed disparities in spousal time allocation in market and domestic work …, respectively. Most of the work gaps, however, appear to be accounted for by the differences in labor supply behaviors of partners …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005003768