methodological approach. -- gender ; assets ; asset accumulation ; urban … time. This paper seeks to examine the relationship not only between gender and urban income poverty but also, more … importantly, between gender and urban asset accumulation, illustrating how the combination of quantitative econometric measurement …

place) and territoriality in the course of waging sectarian violence. -- urbanization ; cities ; urban conflict ; Lebanon …

according to income levels and gender. This paper is based on the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) carried out by the … Belem. Fourth, the data reveal worsening conditions for urban transport since 1992 as reflected in longer average commuting …, the gender gap in average commutingtimes has been reduced considerably over the period considered with only small gaps …

disparities in the opportunities that these women meet with across American urban areas. As opposed to other studies that are … territorial differences in a) the educational level of white women, b) the gender-race composition of the labor force, c) the …

according to income levels and gender. This paper is based on the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) carried out by the … and Belem. Fourth, the data reveal worsening conditions for urban transport since 1992 as reflected in longer average …-2009. Finally, the gender gap in average commuting times has been reduced considerably over the period considered with only small …

evidence of a narrowing gender gap with the policy. On the contrary, the gender gap in urban areas in post-compulsory schooling … outcomes between men and women, and urban and rural residents using the Turkish Demographic and Health Surveys. This policy is … women. The policy equalizes the educational attainment of urban and rural children substantially. The urban-rural gap in the …

We examine the economic geography of gender wage gaps to understand the role that location plays in gender earning … relatively more from density than men, with an urban wage premium (return to urban density) 48% higher than for men. We identify …

welfare enhancing, subsidies to urban road traffic reduce aggregate urban welfare. Concerning the latter it is shown that … making investments in urban road infrastructure capacity or reducing gasoline taxes may even be harmful to residents using … predominantly automobile. In contrast, pure commuting subsidies hardly affect aggregate urban welfare, but distributional effects …