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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008660886
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Breaking the metal ceiling : female entrepreneurs who succeed in male-dominated sectors
Campos, Francisco; Goldstein, Markus P.; 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/10011776599
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011472033
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Gender priming in solidarity games : the Philippine context
Tacneng, Ruth; 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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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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Changing male perceptions of gender equality : evidence from an experimental study
Cuong Viet Nguyen; 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...
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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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Indonesian industrialization : a latecomer adjusting to crises
Aswicahyono, Haryo H.; Hill, Hal; Narjoko, Dionisius - 2011
This paper examines Indonesia's industrialization performance and policies, including its latecomer status, its generally rapid growth since the mid-1960s, its pronounced policy and performance episodes, and its ambivalent embrace of globalization. Particular attention is accorded to the deep...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009306531
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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/10010517068
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Are spatial networks of firms random? : evidence from Vietnam
Howard, Emma; Newman, Carol; Thijssen, Jacco J. J. - 2011
We present a new approach for the empirical investigation of agglomeration patterns. We examine the clustering of manufacturing firms by identifying patterns of spatial network formation that deviate from randomly generated networks. Using firm-level panel data from Vietnam we calculate...
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