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Globalization and the emergence of a transnational oligarchy
Brezis, Elise S. - 2010
The aim of this paper is to examine the evolution of recruitment of elites due to globalization. In the last century … their recruitment. Although meritocratic selection should result in the best being chosen, we show that meritocratic … recruitment may actually lead to class stratification and auto-recruitment. In this paper, I show that due to globalization, the …
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Breaking the metal ceiling: Female entrepreneurs who succeed in male-dominated sectors
Campos, Francisco; Goldstein, Markus; McGorman, Laura; … - 2017
Occupational segregation significantly contributes to the earnings gender gap worldwide. We look at differences in outcomes for male and female enterprises and their sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa, a region of high female participation in entrepreneurship. Data on Uganda show that women breaking...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011943769
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Gender and bargaining: Experimental evidence from rural Uganda
d' Exelle, Ben; Gutekunst, Christine; Riedl, Arno - 2017
We study gender differences in bilateral bargaining using an artefactual field experiment in rural Uganda, through variation in gender composition of bargaining pairs and in disclosure of identities. Disagreement is common independently of disclosure condition, but less frequent among...
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Why do women co-operate more in women's groups?
Fearon, James D.; Humphreys, Macartan - 2017
We examine a public goods game in 83 communities in northern Liberia. Women contributed substantially more to a small-scale development project when playing with other women than in mixed-gender groups, where they contributed at about the same levels as men. We try to explain this composition...
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Gender priming in solidarity games: The Philippine context
Tacneng, Ruth Cadaoas; Puzon, Klarizze Anne Martin - 2021
What is the effect of gender priming on solidarity behaviour? We explore a two-player solidarity game where players can insure each other against the risk of losses. In the utility function, priming is represented as the 'change in weight' given to the other player's payoff. We test this...
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The behavioural implications of women's empowerment programmes
Gangadharan, Lata; Jain, Tarun; Maitra, Pushkar; Vecci, … - 2016
Participatory community programmes are a potentially important tool for social empowerment and economic development. How do participatory programmes that specifically target women affect community trust and cohesion? This question is important since the longterm success of such programmes might...
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Changing male perceptions of gender equality: Evidence from an experimental study
Tarp, Finn - 2018
Reducing gender inequality is a critically important development challenge, especially in countries with widespread and deep-rooted prejudices against women. In this study, we use a randomized control trial to examine whether facilitating Vietnamese men to reflect about gender equality can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012146471
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Spillover effects of international standards: Work conditions in Vietnamese small and medium enterprises
Trifković, Neda - 2015
Most studies focus on trade effects and organizational outcomes of international standards, neglecting the effect of standards on employees. Using a two-year matched firm-employee panel dataset, this paper finds that the application of standards improves work conditions in small and medium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011418591
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Learning by exporting: The case of Mozambican manufacturing
Cruz, Antonio; Newman, Carol; Rand, John; Tarp, Finn - 2014
In this paper, we aim to analyse the learning by exporting hypothesis in the Mozambican context. Due to the presence of the born-global phenomenon among exporters, we address the endogeneity introduced by self-selection by combining a generalized BO approach with results from traditional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010343201
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Exporting and foreign direct investment spillovers: Cambodia's experience
Chhair, Sokty; Ung, Luyna - 2014
One feature of exporting firms in Cambodia is that they are not of domestic origin but are foreign firms that export from the moment they are established in Cambodia. In this paper we examine the extent to which the presence of foreign-owned export firms impacts on the productivity of domestic...
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