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Globalization, Gender, and the Family
Keller, Wolfgang - 2018
This paper shows that in the presence of labor market shocks, child-bearing and child-rearing have far-reaching implications for gender inequality, household specialization and family structure. Using population register data on all births, marriages, and divorces together with employer-employee...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012908156
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On the Origins of Gender Roles : Women and the Plough
Alesina, Alberto F. - 2011
This paper seeks to better understand the historical origins of current differences in norms and beliefs about the appropriate role of women in society. We test the hypothesis that traditional agricultural practices influenced the historical gender division of labor and the evolution and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013124538
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The Skills to Pay the Bills : Returns to On-the-Job Soft Skills Training
Adhvaryu, Achyuta - 2018
garment workers in India. The program increased women's extraversion and communication, and spurred technical skill upgrading …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012917184
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Economic Opportunities and Gender Differences in Human Capital : Experimental Evidence for India
Jensen, Robert T. - 2010
Gender differences in health and education are a concern for a number of developing countries. While standard theory predicts human capital should respond to market returns, social norms (e.g., disapproval of women working outside the home) may weaken or even sever this link for girls. Though...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013143129
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Remote Work and the Heterogeneous Impact of Covid-19 on Employment and Health
Angelucci, Manuela - 2020
This paper examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment and respiratory health for remote workers (i.e. those who can work from home) and non-remote workers in the United States. Using a large, nationally-representative, high-frequency panel dataset from March through July of 2020,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012824279
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Work Environment and "Opt-Out" Rates at Motherhood Across High-Education Career Paths
Herr, Jane - 2010
Using data from the 2003 National Survey of College Graduates and a sample of Harvard alumnae, we study the relationship between work environment and the labor force participation of mothers. We first document a large variation in labor force participation rates across high-education fields....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012757881
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Trade, Offshoring, and the Invisible Handshake
Karabay, Bilgehan - 2010
We study the effect of globalization on the volatility of wages and worker welfare in a model in which risk is … allocated through long-run employment relationships (the 'invisible handshake'). Globalization can take two forms: International … raising the volatility of their wages. We thus formalize, but also sharply circumscribe, a common critique of globalization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013152563
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Sequencing of Reforms, Financial Globalization, and Macroeconomic Vulnerability
Edwards, Sebastian - 2021
I use a large cross country data set and panel probit analysis to investigate the way in which the interaction between trade and financial openness affect the probability of external crises. This analysis is related to debate on the adequate sequencing of reform. I also investigate the role...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013232183
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Expectations, Wage Hikes, and Worker Voice : Evidence from a Field Experiment
Adhvaryu, Achyuta - 2019
Hirschman's (1970) seminal thesis that enabling worker “voice” prevents exit from the employment relationship has played a foundational role in labor economics. We provide the first experimental test of this hypothesis in a real-world setting via a randomized controlled trial in Indian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012869643
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The Light and the Heat : Productivity Co-Benefits of Energy-Saving Technology
Adhvaryu, Achyuta; Kala, Namrata; Nyshadham, Anant - 2021
decisions. We study consequences of the adoption of energy-efficient LED lighting in garment factories around Bangalore, India …
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