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Prussia disaggregated : the demography of its universe of localities in 1871
Becker, Sascha O.; Cinnirella, Francesco - In: Journal of demographic economics : JODE 86 (2020) 3, pp. 259-290
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Discrimination in hiring based on potential and realized fertility : evidence from a large-scale field experiment
Becker, Sascha O.; Fernandes, Ana; Weichselbaumer, Doris - 2019
than men. From an employer’s perspective, in their fertile age they are also at “risk” of pregnancy. Both factors potentially affect hiring practices of firms. We conduct a largescale correspondence test in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, sending out approx. 9,000 job applications,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012009626
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Discrimination in hiring based on potential and realized fertility : evidence from a large-scale field experiment
Becker, Sascha O.; Fernandes, Ana; Weichselbaumer, Doris - 2019
Due to conventional gender norms, women are more likely to be in charge of childcare than men. From an employer's perspective, in their fertile age they are also at "risk" of pregnancy. Both factors potentially affect hiring practices of firms. We conduct a large-scale correspondence test in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022450
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Discrimination in hiring based on potential and realized fertility : evidence from a large-scale field experiment
Becker, Sascha O.; Fernandes, Ana; Weichselbaumer, Doris - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012029970
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Discrimination in hiring based on potential and realized fertility : evidence from a large-scale field experiment
Becker, Sascha O.; Fernandes, Ana; Weichselbaumer, Doris - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012162776
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Discrimination in hiring based on potential and realizedfertility : evidence from a large-scale field experiment
Becker, Sascha O.; Fernandes, Ana; Weichselbaumer, Doris - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012167949
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Prussia disaggregated : the demography of its universe of localities in 1871
Becker, Sascha O.; Cinnirella, Francesco - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012213419
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The effect of investment in children’s education on fertility in 1816 Prussia
Becker, Sascha O.; Cinnirella, Francesco; Woessmann, Ludger - In: Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and … 6 (2012) 1, pp. 29-44
The interaction between investment in children’s education and parental fertility is crucial in recent theories of the … significant negative causal effect of education on fertility, which is robust to accounting for spatial autocorrelation. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009415512
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Does Parental Education Affect Fertility? Evidence from Pre-Demographic Transition Prussia
Becker, Sascha O.; Cinnirella, Francesco; Woessmann, Ludger - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
factors underlying historical fertility limitation, the role of parental education has received little attention. We combine … their fertility before the demographic transition. Despite controlling for several demand and supply factors, we find a … negative residual effect of women’s education on fertility. Instrumental-variable estimates, using exogenous variation in women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009003377
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Does Parental Education Affect Fertility? Evidence from Pre-Demographic Transition Prussia
Becker, Sascha O.; Cinnirella, Francesco; Woessmann, Ludger - CESifo - 2011
factors underlying historical fertility limitation, the role of parental education has received little attention. We combine … their fertility before the demographic transition. Despite controlling for several demand and supply factors, we find a … negative residual effect of women's education on fertility. Instrumental-variable estimates, using exogenous variation in women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020793