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territorial differences in a) the educational level of white women, b) the gender-race composition of the labor force, c) the …
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significantly so). Further, gender inequity in source countries is associated with son preference in fertility among immigrants. For … immigrants from source countries with less gender equity. Finally, we find no evidence of sex selection for the general …
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significantly so). Further, gender inequity in source countries is associated with son preference in fertility among immigrants. For … immigrants from source countries with less gender equity. Finally, we find no evidence of sex selection for the general …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012124840
There is a well-known gender difference in time allocation within the household, which has important implications for … gender differences in labor market outcomes. We ask how malleable this gender difference in time allocation is to culture. In …-generation immigrants, both women and men, from source countries with more gender equality (as measured by the World Economic Forum's Global …
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There is a well-known gender difference in time allocation within the household, which has important implications for … gender differences in labor market outcomes. We ask how malleable this gender difference in time allocation is to culture. In …-generation immigrants, both women and men, from source countries with more gender equality (as measured by the World Economic Forum’s Global …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012199826
We document the representation of female economists on the conference programs at the NBER Summer Institute from 2001 to 2016. Over the 2013-16 period, women made up 20.6 percent of all authors on scheduled papers. However, there was large dispersion across programs, with the share of female...
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Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, this paper examines the role of gender in the promotion …. Specifically, how do the factors related to promotion differ for men and women? How do gender differences in promotion translate … into differences in subsequent wage growth? To what extent does the promotions gap contribute to the gender wage gap? In …
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reversal of the gender gap in college attendance beginning in the 1980s (Goldin, Katz and Kuziemko 2006), making girls more … countries have lower values of the World Economic Forum's Gender Equity Index, or lower female labor force participation rates …
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This paper traces the origins and early history of perceived gender differences in absenteeism in Great Britain and the … policy makers referred to gender differences in absenteeism to motivate wage discrimination. …
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Objective: This paper considers the influence of female legislators on gun legislation across US states. Females have behavioral differences from males and likely different exposure to gun-related violence. Method: Using data from 1991-2020, we econometrically estimate the drivers of gun...
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