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and gender gaps in outcomes. The technique cannot be used directly, however, if the outcome is binary and the coefficients … are from a logit or probit model. I describe a relatively simple method of performing a decomposition that uses estimates … from a logit or probit model. Expanding on the original application of the technique in Fairlie (1999), I provide a more …
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In this paper, we develop a gender-specific crosswalk based on dual-coded Current Population Survey data to bridge the … sources. We show that our gender-specific crosswalk more accurately captures the trends in occupational segregation that are … their predecessors and/or encountering less labor market discrimination; during the 1970s and 1980s, however, there were …
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and gender gaps in outcomes. The technique cannot be used directly, however, if the outcome is binary and the coefficients … are from a logit or probit model. I describe a relatively simple method of performing a decomposition that uses estimates … from a logit or probit model. Expanding on the original application of the technique in Fairlie (1999), I provide a more …
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This paper presents an alternative explanation of the gender pay gap resting on a simple Hotelling-style dyopsony model … discrimination in line with Robinson (1933). …
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This paper is a survey of the literature on theoretical models of the household, paying particular attention to some of the earlier contributions, and using them to place the current state of the theory in perspective. One of its aims is to suggest that the literature's neglect of Samuelson's...
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discussion of gender as well. I focus on discrimination in pay, hiring, and retention against black NBA players and coaches and … pay disparities by gender among college coaches. There was much evidence for each of these forms of discrimination against …This Chapter reviews evidence on discrimination in basketball, primarily examining studies on race but with some …
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Using a very large sample of matched author-referee pairs, we examine how the gender of referees and authors affects … the former's recommendations. Relying on changing matches of authors and referees, we find no evidence of gender …' and authors' gender. With substantial research showing gender differences in fairness, the results suggest that an ethos …
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We test for gender discrimination by sending fake CVs to apply for entry-level jobs. Female candidates are more likely …
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We study firms' advertised gender preferences in a population of ads on a Chinese internet job board, and interpret … these patterns using a simple employer search model. The model allows us to distinguish firms' underlying gender preferences … from firms' propensities to restrict their search to their preferred gender. The model also predicts that higher job skill …
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-based discrimination. The discrimination we find is rather due to conservatism in updating beliefs. This conservatism is more pronounced in … job promotion ladder: Few rounds of moderate discrimination virtually eliminate females in higher positions. …
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