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that the gender gap varies importantly with the presence of children, marital status and individual's participation in the …
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This paper analyzes the effect of the number and age structure of children on women's wages in Colombia. On average … significant wage gap of 9.4% between mothers and non-mothers. This motherhood wage penalty is higher when children are between 0 …
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The interaction between family size and children quality has been a recurring topic in the economics of family. However … instruments based on the report of the ideal number of children. The novelty of the instruments lies in that unlike most articles … first (second) born children a first (second) sibling generates null or positive effects on the four outcomes but there are …
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. The experiment provided parents of preschool students with text messages to support their children's learning at home …. After 15 weeks of intervention, the cognitive skills of children whose parents received the text messages rose 0 …
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We provide causal evidence that children's school schedules contribute to the persistence of the gender pay gap between … parents. Historically, French children have had no school on Wednesdays. In 2013, a reform reallocated some classes to …
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households with fewer children) make this provision of LTC within the home unsustainable, increasing the need for public policy …
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The National University of Colombia boasts a clear and egalitarian salary regime for its academic staff. Apart from rules concerning maternity and paternity leaves, which follow national Colombian legislation, the Academic Personal Statute is completely free of gender-based norms. Salaries are...
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This paper surveys gender earnings gaps in Colombia from 1994 to 2006, using matching comparisons to examine the extent to which individuals with similar human capital characteristics earn different wages. Three sub-periods are considered: 1994-1998; 2000-2001; and 2002- 2006, corresponding to the...
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dropout rate overestimates male performance means, creating a selection bias in the regular OLS estimation. In order to …
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