Über die Entlohnungsunterschiede zwischen Frauen und Männern, den sogenannten Gender Pay Gap (GPG), wird derzeit viel diskutiert. Häufig steht dabei die Entgeltlücke von zuletzt 22 Prozent für das Jahr 2014 im Vordergrund, die das Statistische Bundesamt regelmäßig berichtet (Statistisches...

Amartya Sen, the Nobel economist, explains why mortality should, or could, be an indicator of economic success. While mortality is not in itself an economic phenomenon, the influences that increase or reduce mortality often have distinctly economic causes. Consequently there is a prima facie...

Assets are an important means of coping with adverse events in developing countries but the role of gendered ownership is not yet fully understood. This paper investigates changes in assets owned by the household head, his spouse, or jointly by both of them in response to shocks in rural...

Purpose – Several studies have provided empirical evidence that female labor force participation rate exhibits a U-shape during the process of economic development. The purpose of this paper is to explore the existence of U-shape relationship in the case of Pakistan and if it does exist, what...