and the subsequent pursuit of a Congressional career. The empirical approach uses a sample of mixed-gender elections to … compare the differential political career progression of women who closely win versus closely lose a state legislature … women, and its effect on winning a Congressional race is five times larger for men than women. These gaps emerge early in …

and the subsequent pursuit of a Congressional career. The empirical approach uses a sample of mixed-gender elections to … compare the differential political career progression of women who closely win versus closely lose a state legislature … women, and its effect on winning a Congressional race is five times larger for men than women. These gaps emerge early in …

The effect of negative shifts in public opinion on the economic lives of minorities is unknown. We study the role of … racial bias in the U.S. labor market by investigating sudden changes in public opinion about Asians following the anti … unemployed afterwards. Consistent with a role for public opinion affecting labor market outcomes, we find that the effects are …

-lasting effects on career trajectories. Women are substantially less likely than men to win future elections and to climb the …This paper investigates the impact of voter support on the representation of women in the political profession. The … empirical analysis exploits two-stage elections in the United States and Italy to hold the selection of candidates constant. In …

-time workers. The paper finds a part-time wage penalty among women workers in all countries, except Sweden. Other than in Sweden …This paper investigates wage gaps between part- and full-time women workers in six OECD countries in the mid-1990s …. Using comparable micro-data from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), for Canada, Germany, Italy, Sweden, the UK, and the US …