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We use a randomized controlled trial to examine the short- and mid-term impacts of a best-practice training program on (non-)employment outcomes in Ghana. Overall the program did not affect core labor market outcomes at the extensive (employment) and intensive (hours of work, income) margin, but...
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Reducing the gender gap in education is a primary goal for many countries. Two major challenges for many girls are the distance to school and their safety when commuting to school. In Zambia, we studied the impact of providing a bicycle to a school-going girl who lives more than 3 km from the...
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empowerment of women in host communities. We find positive effects of distant attacks on the economic well-being of women, their … show an increase in the risk that women experience domestic violence. We then examine forced displacement as a channel and …
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We study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic violence against women in Germany in 2020. The analysis draws …
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particular for the increase in married women's labor supply over time. We argue that this increase as well as the relative …
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the existing literature. The first is how to deal with zero income observations in the analysis of women. The second is …
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career, especially for women. The recent German Elterngeld reform is one example: By replacing 67 per cent of prepartum … intends to i) smooth or prevent households' earnings decline postpartum, ii) make childbearing attractive for working women …
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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...
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participation has increased strongly over the same time period. To shed light on the relationship between women's fertility and … discontinuities following childbirth. Using new longitudinal datasets that cover the work and family life of women in the Federal … that in both parts of Germany women's probability of having a first child is negatively correlated with both employment and …
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The labor force participation rate of women and men is converging in industrialized countries, but disparities …-ofhome activity that continues to be undertaken primarily by women, irrespective of their employment status. The present study employs … data from the German Mobility Panel (MOP) for 1996 to 2009. While women still shop more than men, we find evidence that the …
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