This paper considers the shape invariant modelling approach in semiparametric regression estimation. Nonparametric … estimation procedure is suggested. √N- consistency of the parameter estimates is proved. Finite sample performance of this …

association between maternal and paternal overweight and that of their offspring by gender, alongside the combined parental effect …. We aim at identifying the existence and the magnitude of a gender-assortative transmission of overweight after … find weak evidence of a specific maternal effect on girls' overweight, and more generally gender assortative …

as others, irrespective of gender and spousal employment. Third, single-parent essential workers experience relatively …We examine whether the COVID-19 crisis affects women and men differently in terms of employment, working hours and …

-relevant characteristics, in particular higher employment rates. …

After shrinking dramatically during World War Two the gender wage gap (GWG) narrowed again in the early 1970s due to …-random selection into employment but selection plays no role later in life. Policy options for closing the remaining gap are considered. …