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Development and Gender Inequality ; Development and Gender Inequality
Lamanna, Francesca - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010353250
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Time-Varying Occupational Contents
Fedorets, Alexandra - 2011
By analyzing occupational task profiles, an occupational change can be split up into two components: (1) transferability of task portfolios between occupations and (2) change in the value of the occupation-employee match. Extending the task-based approach of Gathmann and Schönberg (2009) by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467136
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The making and selling of an illusion: an examination of racial and gender diversity in post-civil rights U.S. corporations
Bonilla-Silva, Eduardo (contributor);  … - 2006
women from their workplace now publicizing their support forracial and gender integration? I suggest that corporations are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009465183
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The Effects of Gender on Small Businesses: A Case Study of Kasigau, Kenya
Abell, Leslie; Daday, Jerry - 2008
Small businesses are seen as an agent of economic growth in developing countries. Recently, the idea of micro-lending has received increased attention due to its promising effects on employment and personal economic growth in rural developing areas. However, we lack an in depth understanding of...
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Three Essays on the Gender Differentials in Mortality and Undernutrition in Pakistan
Syed, Mohammad Asim - 2008
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The gender gap in bank credit access
Andrés Alonso, Pablo de; Gimeno Nogués, Ricardo; … - 2019
We use a sample of over 80,000 Spanish companies started by a sole entrepreneur between 2004 and 2014, and distinguish between male and female entrepreneurs demand for credit, credit approval ratio, and credit performance. We fi nd that female entrepreneurs who start a business are less likely...
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Making Economic Sense Out of Unisex Life Insurance (Or the Difference Between Cost and Value and Why It Matters to Real People)
Booth, Richard A., Marbury Research Professor of Law - 2002
gender discrimination in the pricing of life insurance and annuities, namely, that individuals should bear their own ….Using a simple example, I show here that gender-based pricing results in radically different outcomes for male and female … consumers if one focuses on income rather than present value. Gender-based pricing means that a man must set aside more from his …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009432041
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Essays on Firm Compensation Policy and Confidentiality Protection and Imputation in the Quarterly Workforce Indicators
Stephens, Bryce - 2006
-specific deviations in average wages as well as the returns to components of human capital -- race, gender, education, and experience …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009450722
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Changing wage structure and education in Vietnam 1993-1998: The roles of demand
Liu, Amy - 2005
This paper examines the changes in relative earnings of workers with different education levels during Vietnam’s transition. It is found that females enjoy a higher return to education than males do in 1998, reversing the situation observed five years ago. A large fall in the returns to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009451767
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Changes in the wage structure in EU countries
Christopoulou, Rebekka; Jimeno Serrano, Juan F.; Lamo, Ana - 2010
. We find that composition effects derived from changes in age, gender or education of the labour force, largely exogenous …
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