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Holi crimes
Martínez, Claudia; Poblete-Cazenave, Rubén - 2024
A significant number of women experience physical or sexual violence throughout their lives, with a considerable portion of such incidents occurring in public spaces. Harmful social norms emphasizing men's power over women have been highlighted as one crucial culprit. We study a public festivity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014541856
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Women’s Family Histories and Incomes in Later Life in the UK, US and West Germany
Evandrou, Maria - 2010
Using data from several large scale longitudinal surveys, this paper investigates the relationship between older women's families histories and their personal incomes in later life in the UK, US and West Germany, By comparing three countries with very different welfare regimes, we seek to gain a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013148188
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The Relationship between Women’s Work Histories and Incomes in Later Life in the UK, US and West Germany
Evandrou, Maria - 2010
Using data from several large scale longitudinal surveys, this paper investigates the relationship between older women's personal incomes and their work histories in the UK, US and West Germany. By comparing three countries with very different welfare regimes, we seek to gain a better...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013148192
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Becoming an entrepreneur
Ñopo, Hugo (contributor); Valenzuela, Patricio (contributor) - 2007
Using the 1996-2001 Chilean CASEN Panel Survey, this paper analyzes the impact on income of the switch from salaried … appropriate counterfactuals of interest. The results indicate that the income gains associated with the switch from salaried … winners". Additionally, the income changes associated with the reverse switches (from self-employment to salaried jobs) are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003775835
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Tax credits, income support and partnership decisions
Anderberg, Dan - 2007
This paper considers the potential impact of welfare benefits on the partnership status of women in the UK. Using recent policy reforms to identify the response rate I find that a £100/week welfare benefit "partnership penalty" reduces the probability of a woman having a partner by seven...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264250
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What do poor women want? : public employment or cash transfers? ; lessons from Argentina
Tcherneva, Pavlina R. - 2012
accessing these opportunities. -- Capabilities Approach ; Employer of Last Resort ; Job Guarantee ; Basic Income ; Cash …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009485786
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Tax Credits, Income Support and Partnership Decisions
Anderberg, Dan - 2021
This paper considers the potential impact of welfare benefits on the partnership status of women in the UK. Using recent policy reforms to identify the response rate I find that a GBP100/week welfare benefit "partnership penalty" reduces the probability of a woman having a partner by seven...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316693
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What Do Poor Women Want? Public Employment or Cash Transfers? Lessons from Argentina
Tcherneva, Pavlina R. - 2012
The literature on public employment policies such as the job guarantee (JG) and the employer of last resort (ELR) often emphasizes their macroeconomic stabilization effects. But carefully designed and implemented policies like these can also have profound social transformative effects. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013111270
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Caregivers in the Family : Daughters, Sons and Social Norms
Barigozzi, Francesca - 2017
Daughters are the principal caregivers of their dependent parents. In this paper, we study long-term care (LTC) choices by bargaining families with mixed- or same-gender siblings. LTC care can be provided either informally by children, or formally at home or in an institution. A social norm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012952609
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Caregivers in the Family : Daughters, Sons and Social Norms
Barigozzi, Francesca - 2017
Daughters are the principal caregivers of their dependent parents. In this paper, we study long-term care (LTC) choices by bargaining families with mixed- or same-gender siblings. LTC care can be provided either informally by children, or formally at home or in an institution. A social norm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012953289