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The gender gap in workplace authority in Sweden 1968 - 2000: A family affair?
Bygren, Magnus; Gähler, Michael - 2007
We assess whether the gender gap in authority in Sweden has changed during the period 1968–2000, and investigate to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010317967
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Unemployment and Subsequent Wages: Does Gender Matter?
Wiklund, Fredrik - 1999
Are there any differences in how men and women fare from unemployment in terms of the wages they receive on a new job? This paper addresses that question using the 1991 wave of the Level of Living Survey. The results suggest that men who experience unemployment will suffer a reduction of...
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Gender and ethnic interactions among teachers and students: Evidence from Sweden
Lindahl, Erica - 2007
This study investigates the importance of gender and ethnic interactions among teachers and students for school … comprehensive national tests. The analysis is based on data on grade 9 students (age 16) from Sweden. I find that a student is … likely to obtain better test scores in Mathematics, when the share of teachers of the same gender as the student increases …
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Comparing teachers' assessments and national test results: Evidence from Sweden
Lindahl, Erica - 2007
of grade 9 students (16 years old). I examine whether there are systematic differences correlated with gender and ethnic …
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Trading off or having it all? Completed fertility and mid-career earnings of Swedish men and women
Boschini, Anne; Håkanson, Christina; Rosén, Åsa; … - 2011
Earnings in mid-career and children are two fundamental outcomes of the life-choices of men and women. Both require time and other resources and reflect the accumulated priorities of individuals and couples. We explore how these outcomes have changed for Swedish men and women born 1945-1962 by...
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Examination behavior: Gender differences in preferences?
Nekby, Lena; Skogman Thoursie, Peter; Vahtrik, Lars - 2013
A unique examination strategy in first year microeconomics courses is used to test for gender differences in …
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Rising mortality and life expectancy differentials by lifetime earnings in the United States
Cristia, Julian P. - 2009
Are mortality and life expectancy differences by socioeconomic groups increasing in the United States? Using a unique data set matching high-quality administrative records with survey data, this study explores trends in these differentials by lifetime earnings for the 1983 to 2003 period. The...
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Proxying ability by family background in returns to schooling estimations is generally a bad idea
Mellander, Erik; Sandgren-Massih, Sofia - 2008
A regression model is considered where earnings are explained by schooling and ability. It is assumed that schooling is measured with error and that there are no data on ability. Regressing earnings on observed schooling then yields an estimate of the return to schooling that is subject to...
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Do Austrian Men and Women Become more Equal? At Least in Terms of Labor Supply!
Wernhart, Georg; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2008
We study the development of wage elasticity of labor supply for Austrian men and women over time using comparable and representative survey data for the 1980s and 1990s. The elasticity of men is relatively low and constant over time, similar to the behavior of single women. Most remarkable is...
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Male vs. female guest-worker migration: Does it matter for fertility in the source country?
Azarnert, Leonid V. - 2011
Men's additional income from their guest-worker employment generates a pure income effect, which increases fertility. The timing of women's higher-wage employment relative to child bearing is crucial for its effect on fertility. If women work abroad during the same time period when they can bear...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335987