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We propose an innovative child-specific measure of son preference. It allows to explicitly address birth order and sex composition effects. We first establish that, when using this child-specific measure, son preference is more common among later born children and in families with fewer sons. We...
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How is prenatal sex selective behaviour influenced by the presence of cheap fetal gender identification technology and …
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, persistently large gender gaps in terms of labor supply, earnings, and representation in top jobs remain. Moreover, in countries … the role of children and show that many potential explanations for the remaining gender disparities in labor market … relative to men. In the U.S., we document that close to two-thirds of the overall gender earnings gap can be accounted for by …
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Gender gaps in skills exist around the world but differ remarkably among the high and low-and-middle income countries … and gender attitudes predict gender gaps in cognitive and noncognitive skills. We find steep socioeconomic and attitude … results suggest that a sizable improvement in gender attitudes would yield important gains for females, but substantial gains …
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There is much research indicating the presence of a parental preference for a particular gender of children. The main … the costs of raising sons and daughters versus the gender bias (corresponding to parental utility derived from a child …’s gender or from characteristics exclusive to that gender). First, we use recent EU-SILC data from several Balkan and …
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Gender inequality in educational attainment remains a salient feature of contemporary Japanese society. This inequality … gender gap in the university advancement rate in Japan stems in part from differences in how parents allocate resources … within the household depending on the gender of their children. From the individuals' perspective, the gender composition of …
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We develop a two sector competitive equilibrium model that rationalizes the gender pay gap by the coexistence of two … on their physical endowments. We prove the existence of a competitive equilibrium where the gender pay gap arises. The … an ineffective way to reduce the gender pay gap …
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We investigate the drivers of gender differentials in hiring chances. More concretely, we test (i) whether recruiters … perceive job applicants in gender stereotypical terms when making hiring decisions and (ii) whether the activation of these … gender stereotypes in recruiters' minds varies by the salience of gender in a particular hiring context and the gender …
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We investigate the drivers of gender differentials in hiring chances. More concretely, we test (i) whether recruiters … perceive job applicants in gender stereotypical terms when making hiring decisions and (ii) whether the activation of these … gender stereotypes in recruiters’ minds varies by the salience of gender in a particular hiring context and the gender …
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Gender gaps in skills exist around the world but differ remarkably among the high and low-and-middle income countries … and gender attitudes predict gender gaps in cognitive and noncognitive skills. We find steep socioeconomic and attitude … results suggest that a sizable improvement in gender attitudes would yield important gains for females, but substantial gains …
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