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Parenthood, Family Friendly Workplaces, and the Gender Gaps in Early Work Careers

Hotz, V. Joseph - 2018

the parental gender gap in wages and income. At the same time, working in more family friendly workplaces would not reduce …

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Gender, Competitiveness and Career Choices

Buser, Thomas - 2012

Gender differences in competitiveness are often discussed as a potential explanation for gender differences in … of profile choice as gender. More importantly, up to 23 percent of the gender difference in profile choice can be … attributed to gender differences in competitiveness. This lends support to the extrapolation of laboratory findings on …

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New Evidence on Gender Difference in Promotion Rates : An Empirical Analysis of a Sample of New Hires

Blau, Francine D. - 2010

study gender differences in promotion rates and in the wage gains attached to promotions. Several unique features of our … attached to promotions, and relatively few studies on gender differences have considered promotions and wage increases together … there is essentially no gender difference in wage growth with or without promotions …

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Why Do Dancers Smoke? Time Preference, Occupational Choice, and Wage Growth

Munasinghe, Lalith - 2011

Time preference is a key determinant of occupational choice and investments in human capital. Since careers are characterized by different wage growth prospects, individual discount rates play an important role in the relative valuation of jobs or occupations. We predict that individuals with...

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Career Progression, Economic Downturns, and Skills

Adda, Jerome - 2013

This paper analyzes the career progression of skilled and unskilled workers, with a focus on how careers are affected by economic downturns and whether formal skills, acquired early on, can shield workers from the effect of recessions. Using detailed administrative data for Germany for numerous...

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Shaped by Booms and Busts : How the Economy Impacts CEO Careers and Management Styles

Schoar, Antoinette - 2014

We show that economic conditions when managers enter the labor market have long-run effects on their career paths and managerial styles. Managers who began their careers during recessions become CEOs more quickly, but at smaller firms. They also have more conservative styles, such as lower...

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Political Careers or Career Politicians?

Mattozzi, Andrea - 2007

Two main career paths are prevalent among politicians in modern democracies: there are career politicians (i.e., politicians who work in the political sector until retirement), and political careers (i.e., there are politicians who leave politics before retirement and work in the private...

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Women and Stem

Kahn, Shulamit - 2017

, competition, risk aversion, and interests contribute to gender STEM gap, starting at childhood, solidifying by middle school, and …

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Elite Schools and Opting in : Effects of College Selectivity on Career and Family Outcomes

Ge, Suqin - 2018

Using College and Beyond data and a variant on Dale and Krueger's (2002) matched-applicant approach, this paper revisits the question of how attending an elite college affects later-life outcomes. We expand the scope along two dimensions: we examine new outcomes related to labor force...

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Stem Careers and the Changing Skill Requirements of Work

Deming, David - 2018

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) jobs are a key contributor to economic growth and national competitiveness. Yet STEM workers are perceived to be in short supply. This paper shows that the “STEM shortage” phenomenon is explained by technological change, which introduces new...

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