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Gender gap dynamics among refugees and recent immigrants : different start, similar patterns?
Kosyakova, Yuliya; Salikutluk, Zerrin - 2023
literature. We examine gender differences in labor market integration among refugees and other new immigrants who came to Germany … include recently arrived refugees (the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Sample of Refugees) and other immigrants (the IAB-SOEP Migration Sample …) in Germany, we compare the dynamics and sources of employment gender gap among refugees and other immigrants. The results …
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The impact of hosting refugees on the intra-household allocation of tasks : a gender perspective
Ruiz, Isabel; Vargas-Silva, Carlos - 2017
This paper examines whether the presence of refugees alters the intra-household allocation of tasks across genders in … arrival of refugees and the additional competition for natural resources such as wood and water. However, the results differ …
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Let the girls learn! : it is not only about math… it's about gender social norms
Nollenberger, Natalia; Rodríguez-Planas, Núria - 2017
Using PISA test scores from 11,527 second-generation immigrants coming from 35 different countries of ancestry and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011631425
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The gender wage gap among college graduates in Italy
Piazzalunga, Daniela - 2017
The paper investigates the gender wage gap among recently graduated people, controlling for job and academic variables and for the field of study, as women lag in highly remunerative majors. The raw gender gap in hourly wages is 5.6%. Although including academic variables and the field of study,...
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Citizenship, math and gender : exploring immigrant students' choice of majors
Murat, Marina - 2024
This paper investigates whether citizenship of immigrant students in the host country influences their choice of majors, and whether these effects differ by gender. Using detailed students' data from an Italian university, combined with characteristics of the countries of origin, I examine the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014464379
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Immigrant overeducation across generations : the role of gender and part-time work
Pineda-Hernández, Kevin; Rycx, François; Volral, Mélanie - 2024
A large body of literature shows that first-generation immigrants born in developing countries experience a higher … comes to the overeducation of second-generation immigrants. Using a matched employer-employee database for Belgium over the … immigrants. …
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Immigrant overeducation across two generations : the role of gender and part-time work
Pineda-Hernández, Kevin; Rycx, François; Volral, Mélanie - 2024
A large body of literature shows that first-generation immigrants born in developing countries experience a higher … comes to the overeducation of second-generation immigrants. Using a matched employer-employee database for Belgium over the … immigrants. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014555732
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Searching for the cause of the gender gap in employment losses during the COVID-19 Crisis
Kim, Jiyeon - In: KDI-journal of economic policy 43 (2021) 2, pp. 53-79
The recession caused by the COVID-19 crisis has features that could disproportionately harm female employment. Risk of infection and social distancing measures may have disrupted jobs in face-to-face industries, which have traditionally hired more women than men. School closures and a consequent...
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Gender Differences in Precarious Work Settings
Young, Marisa C. - 2010
This study uses human capital and gender stratification theory to answer three research questions concerning the gendered patterns of precarious employment, the effects of human capital investments and family obligations on precarious employment, and the extent that these investments and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014196294
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When do gender wage differences emerge? : a study of Azerbaijan's labor market
Pastore, Francesco; Sattar, Sarosh; Sinha, Nistha; … - 2016
Building on recent analyses that find a sizeable, overall gender wage gap in Azerbaijan's workforce, this paper uses data on young workers in their early years in the labor market to understand how gender wage gaps evolve over time, if at all. Using a unique database from a survey of young...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011450099