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The theory of differential overqualification, developed by Robert Frank (1978), claims that married women in smaller labor markets have a higher risk of working in jobs for which they are overqualified. This stems from the problem of dual job search for couples which is much more difficult to...
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We investigate whether the Big Five Personality Dimensions contribute to explaining gender and migrant wage gaps by … using a linked employer-employee dataset. We expand the scarce literature concerning personality traits and gender wage gaps … associations between the Big Five and wages. The magnitude of this relationship varies across the gender and the migratory status …
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analysed by gender. Basic results are: health worsens, income declines and satisfaction is poorer with higher body mass index …. If control variables are added, estimates are split by gender and different effects of over- and underweight people are …
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The objective of the study is to investigate the changing role of explanatory factors of wealth and the gender wealth … role of permanent income is decreasing due to a reduction in the gender difference in permanent income and in gender …
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We use Canadian linked employer-employee data to examine gender differences in probability, duration, and intensity of … evidence that gender gaps in training in the for-profit sector are driven by lower probabilities of accepting training offers …, child or family commitments, weaker labour market attachment, or worker self-selection. We also find that gender differences …
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Recent studies exploring sibling rivalry in the allocation of household resources in the U.S. produce conflicting results. We contribute to this discussion by addressing the role of sibling rivalry in educational attainment in Germany. Using the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP) we are able to...
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positions differ in their perceived work-to-family conflicts (WFC), considering the mediating role of gender specific job …
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looking at the impact of self-reported personality traits on gender differences in career chances. We compare managers and …-Economic Panel (SOEP) in 2005 show that there are significant gender differences in personality traits, multivariate estimations … clearly indicate that these differences cannot account for gender differences in career opportunities. Nevertheless …
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