This paper estimates gender differences in access to informal information regarding the labor market. We conduct a …/life balance relative to male students. This gender difference persists when students disclose that they are concerned about work … students' preferences for professionals and find that gender differences in information provision would remain if students …

study the effect of the gender composition of a student's peers on the gender pay gap at graduation and long-term labor … relative earnings of female students at graduation, closing the gender gap in earnings at graduation by two-thirds. The effects … in the characteristics of the first job at graduation largely explains the effect of peer gender composition on long …

Job loss leads to persistent adverse labor market outcomes, but assessments of gender differences in labor market … recovery are lacking. We utilize plant closures in Denmark to estimate gender gaps in labor market outcomes and document that … displacement. When accounting for observable differences in human Capital across men and women, half of the gender gap in …

information such as Food Stamp and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipiency and benefits. A variety of estimation …

Child Parent Center program; 2) the Abecedarian program, which provides disadvantaged children with high-quality child care … and preschool from infancy to age five; 3) the Nurse Family Partnership, which provides low-income first-time mothers with …

Child Parent Center program; 2) the Abecedarian program, which provides disadvantaged children with high-quality child care … and preschool from infancy to age five; 3) the Nurse Family Partnership, which provides low-income first-time mothers with … with family income, and the political feasibility of targeted versus universal programs. …

earnings benefits, actual benefit-cost ratios are likely higher, especially for disadvantaged children. …

This paper studies how the type of education pursued at an early age affects family formation. I focus on a French … findings highlight that delaying early school tracking has significant consequences for family formation. …