Knapp 80% aller Frauen in Österreich sind im Laufe eines Jahres (zumindest vorübergehend) erwerbsaktiv. Dem hohen Erwerbsinteresse der Frauen stehen - im Vergleich zu Männern - geringe Chancen auf höher dotierte Positionen gegenüber: Frauen konzentrieren sich nicht nur auf andere Berufe und...

We posit that historical resource scarcities played a role in the emergence of gender norms inimical to women, and that these cultural norms have persisted to this day. This thesis is supported by our finding that nations' historical resource endowments, as measured by the historical...

This paper adds to our understanding of the causes of income inequality across nations by examining the influence of different aspects of gender equality or female empowerment. Whereas the economics of income inequality has been an area of active academic inquiry, the role of gender equality has...