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We examine how far fertility trends respond to family policies in OECD countries. In the light of the recent fertility rebound observed in several OECD countries, we empirically test the impact of different family policy settings on fertility, using data from 18 OECD countries that spans the...
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This paper analyzes gender differences in the investment activity of German small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs … owner characteristics. Furthermore, women’s investment is less sensitive to cash flow, which indicates that it is unlikely … reveals that women have different preferences and attitudes towards investment. They indicate to a lesser extent aspiring and …
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This paper provides the first evidence on gender differences in investment financing, credit application and credit … analysis of the supply- and demand-side on the credit market shows that women are not more likely to be denied credit but the … probability that they apply for credit is on average lower. Yet, this gender difference in the probability of credit application …
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This paper analyses women’s economic participation (WEP) in Mexico. The hypothesis is that the regional disparities of … women’s participation are based on education, industrialization, urbanization and other non-observed factors. The questions … that this study addresses are: What regional factors influence women’s participation and cause disparities in their …
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This paper analyses women’s economic participation (WEP) in Mexico. The hypothesis is that the regional disparities of … women’s participation are based on education, industrialization, urbanization and other non-observed factors. The question … that this study addresses is: What regional factors influence women’s participation and cause disparities in their …
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In this paper we analyze changes in gender wage differentials in Spain between 1995 and 2002, with special attention to … differential, mainly driven by an increasing percentage of women holding a college degree. However, there is a persistent, if not … especially important among high paid women without college degree. This fact contributed to reinforce the well known “glass …
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pervasive gender bias, which means that many of the impacts of greater female mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa are … ignored. Gender-aware modeling is crucial to improving assessment of the aggregate impact of the pandemic both in sub …
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Labor, and the Federal Communications Commission was a landmark victory for women and minority men seeking well-paid jobs in …
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reflections on a unique experiment in teaching economics to nonmajors. By the incorporation of selected topics of gender economics … into the interdisciplinary course about the changing economic statuses of women throughout history, the students are …
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