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This paper examines how gender equality influences difference in cognitive skills between genders. For closer …. Key findings obtained through regression estimation are: (1) decreased gender wage gap leads to girls exhibiting a reduced …
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This paper analyses the influence of job discretion on employees' subjective well-being (SWB) from a gender …
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keen to observe subjective returns to education for different social identity groups, such as gender, religion, and caste …
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This paper examines how gender equality influences difference in cognitive skills between genders. For closer …. Key findings obtained through regression estimation are: (1) decreased gender wage gap leads to girls exhibiting a reduced …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014129689
the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of course the still far from equal sharing of housework, the chapter also reviews … research on gender inequality in access to self-employment, the gender gap in pensions, and the emerging topic of a gender gap … in wealth, attempting to highlight the paths between the various facets of gender inequality. Throughout the review, much …
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We test existing superstar theories for the German soccer league. We use various measures for individual players’ performance and media presence to analyze whether performance and popularity can explain salaries and superstars in soccer. Moreover, we argue that quantile regression technique...
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We investigate the effect of broad personality traits' - the Big Five - on an individua's decision to become self-employed. In particular, we test an overall indicator of the entrepreneurial personality. Since we find that the level of self-employment varies considerably across professions, we...
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We investigate the effect of broad personality traits - the Big Five - on an individual's decision to become self-employed. In particular, we test an overall indicator of the entrepreneurial personality. Since we find that the level of selfemployment varies considerably across professions, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008826989
This paper offers a comprehensive econometric investigation of the impact of income inequality on the values endorsed by people. Using survey data from all thirty-four OECD countries over a period of almost thirty years, the following dimensions of value systems are investigated: work ethic,...
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Trusting behavior has been shown to affect households' portfolio choice between risky and risk-free financial assets. We extend the analysis of the effect of trust on portfolio choice to include the dominant component of households' portfolios, real estate. In a simple model, we show how the...
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