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Gender Differences in Further Training Participation – The Role of Individuals, Households and Firms
Burgard, Claudia - 2012
Using the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), this paper investigates the determinants of training participation in Germany …, distinguishing between self-initiated and employer-initiated training. Self-initiated training is considered as being a decision … within households rather than purely individual. Therefore, in addition to standard training determinants, information on one …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287285
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Continuous Training, Job Satisfaction and Gender: An Empirical Analysis Using German Panel Data
Burgard, Claudia; Görlitz, Katja - 2011
Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), this paper analyzes the relationship between training and job … characteristics, we find a difference between males and females in the correlation of training with job satisfaction which is positive … effects. To gain insights into the reasons for this difference, we further investigate training characteristics by gender. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011601036
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Continuous Training, Job Satisfaction and Gender – An Empirical Analysis Using German Panel Data
Burgard, Claudia; Görlitz, Katja - 2011
Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), this paper analyzes the relationship between training and job … characteristics, we find a difference between males and females in the correlation of training with job satisfaction which is positive … effects. To gain insights into the reasons for this difference, we further investigate training characteristics by gender. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287294
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Gender Differences in the Effects of Behavioral Problems on School Outcomes
Kristoffersen, Jannie H. G.; Smith, Nina - 2013
Behavioral problems are important determinants of school outcomes and later success in the labor market. We analyze whether behavioral problems affect girls and boys differently with respect to school outcomes. The study is based on teacher and parent evaluations of the Strength and Difficulties...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319570
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Why do we need longitudinal survey data?
Joshi, Heather - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)
Information from longitudinal surveys transforms snapshots of a given moment into something with a time dimension. It illuminates patterns of events within an individual’s life and records mobility and immobility between older and younger generations. It can track the different pathways of men...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011573698
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Changing Norms about Gender Inequality in Education: Evidence from Bangladesh
Blunch, Niels-Hugo; Das, Maitreyi Bordia - 2014
This paper examines norms about gender equality of the education of children and adults in Bangladesh using a recent household survey for two cohorts of married women. Education norms are found to differ substantially across cohorts, with women from the younger cohort being far more positive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398263
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Understanding the mechanisms through which an influential early childhood program boosted adult outcomes
Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter - 2012
A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291343
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Peer Gender and Schooling: Evidence from Ethiopia
Borbely, Daniel; Norris, Jonathan; Romiti, Agnese - 2021
In this paper, we study how classmate gender composition matters for students in Ethiopia. We base our results on a unique survey of students across classrooms and schools and among those randomly assigned to class. We find a strong asymmetry: males do not and females do benefit from exposure to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012597585
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Total work, gender and social norms
Burda, Michael C.; Hamermesh, Daniel S.; Weil, Philippe - 2007
Using time-diary data from 25 countries, we demonstrate that there is a negative relationship between real GDP per capita and the female-male difference in total work time per day-the sum of work for pay and work at home. In rich northern countries on four continents there is no difference-men...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271946
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Total work and gender: Facts and possible explanations
Burda, Michael; Hamermesh, Daniel S.; Weil, Philippe - 2012
Time-diary data from 27 countries show a negative relationship between real GDP per capita and female-male differences in total work time-work for pay and work at home. In rich non-Catholic countries on four continents men and women do about the same average amount of total work. Survey results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281481