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The aim of this paper is to explore the main determinants of women’s job search propensity and the mechanism underlying the selection effect into labour markets. The analysis compares the European countries which share the lowest female activity rates with the well-developed economies of North...
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Though gender equity is widely considered to be a key to improving maternal health in developing countries, little empirical evidence has been presented to support this claim. This paper investigates whether or not and how female autonomy within the household affects women's use of reproductive...
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due to a negative relationship between fetal malnutrition and their health and cognitive ability. Using data from the …
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We find that second-generation effects of in utero and early childhood malnutrition on the school participation of the …
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We find that second-generation effects of in utero and early childhood malnutrition on the school participation of the …
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Az angolszász országokban, részben azért is, mert a családjogi bírósági tárgyalásokat in camera, vagyis nem nyilvános formában tartják, nem publikálják a meghozott határozatok összesített adatait. (Az Egyesült Államokban a családjogi ügyeket mindjárt állami szinten,...
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Az önfoglalkoztatási ráta növekedésének egyik oka a kibővült lehetőségekben, a szolgáltatások iránti kereslet növekedésében, másik oka pedig abban kereshető, hogy a munkanélküliség növekedésével a munkavállalók bizonyos csoportjai egyre nehezebben tudnak...
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Recent economic literature on poverty may be broadly divided into two strands. One strand investigates the multidimensional nature of poverty. The other strand, employing the large availability of household surveys, investigates the micro and macro determinants of monetary poverty, analyzing the...
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We present a new experimental design that permits us to explore gender differences in both performance and compensation choice. We design a game in which participants are asked to choose between a flat wage and a tournament scheme and to perform under each scheme. Our data indicate that men and...
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Le marché du travail offre de nombreux exemples de discrimination, tant au niveau des salaires que dans les recrutements. Cet article a pour objectif de contribuer à la littérature en mettant en évidence l’existence de pratiques discriminatoires à l’embauche dans le cadre d’une...
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