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This study examines the gendered effects of early and sustained exposure to high-performing peers on female educational trajectories. Exploiting random allocation to classrooms within middle schools, we measure the effect of male and female high performers on girls' high school placement...
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der Familie zurückstecken, schaffen den beruflichen Aufstieg: 2007 waren mehr als die Hälfte der weiblichen Führungskräfte … unverheiratet, fast zwei Drittel lebten ohne Kinder im Haushalt. …
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We use elementary game-theoretical concepts to compare domestic equilibria with and without marriage. In particular, we examine the effects of marriage legislation, matrimonial property regime, and divorce court sentencing practice, on the decision to marry, and on the choice of game conditional...
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to education are higher for women than men in both countries; the gender gap has worsened in 2008, but more so for …
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to education are higher for women than men in both countries; the gender gap has worsened in 2008, but more so for …
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find considerable evidence that immigrant source country gender roles influence immigrant and second generation women …
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This paper analyzes the status of being currently divorced among European and Mexican immigrants in the U.S., among themselves and in comparison to the native born of the same ancestries. The data are for males and females age 18 to 55, who married only once, in the 2010-2014 American Community...
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There is only a few literature on age specific occupational segregation. In this descriptive paper, I focus on job opportunities for newly hired older male and female workers. It is an enriched replication study of Hutchens (ILRR,1988), who showed that firms employ older workers, but hire them...
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mothers' labor force participation and its impact on their children's educational outcomes. Using child level panel data, we … find that a mother's participation in the labor force increases her children's time spent in school and leads to better …
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In this paper, I offer a theoretical explanation of the robust gender differences in educational achievement … distributions of school children. I consider a shot cheap talk game with two different types of senders (biased teachers and fair …
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