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. The study does not find evidence of other gender differences in the hiring process …
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and investigated in different settings. Using a field experiment, this paper examines the presence and magnitude of gender …
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This paper offers for the first time a global picture of gender discrimination by the law as it affects women … Women, Business and the Law database, the paper documents large and persistent gender inequalities, especially with regard …
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leisure, home production, and work. The paper aims to explain labor market gender gaps in a marginalized Roma population with … Regional Roma Survey for six Western Balkan countries. The simulation results show that the main source for gender … differentials in the labor market is the unequal opportunities in favor of males - not gender preferences or differences in home …
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This paper reviews the empirical literature on the existence and impact of gender discriminatory laws on women …'s outcomes across various domains (categories) that constitute the Women in Business and the Law measure of gender inequality …. The evidence to date suggests that there are significant negative consequences of legal gender discrimination on women …
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This paper contributes to better understanding firms' discriminatory behavior in the presence of gender-based legal …
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"This paper identifies and estimates the strength of the reduction in poverty linked to improved opportunities for women in the expanding maquila sector. A simulation exercise shows that, at a given point in time, poverty in Honduras would have been 1.5 percentage points higher had the maquila...
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