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inclination to compete in the gender-balanced society. We also find that women's decisions in our experiment are optimal more …Can gender-balanced social norms mitigate the gender differences in competitiveness that are observed in traditional … previously been studied. We find that, unlike in the patriarchic society, there is no significant gender difference in the …
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We study gender differences in bilateral bargaining using an artefactual field experiment in rural Uganda, through … variation in gender composition of bargaining pairs and in disclosure of identities. Disagreement is common independently of … mechanisms that induce gender inequality in resource access. …
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inclination to compete in the gender-balanced society. We also find that women's decisions in our experiment are optimal more …Can gender-balanced social norms mitigate the gender differences in competitiveness that are observed in traditional … previously been studied. We find that, unlike in the patriarchic society, there is no significant gender difference in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012425173
This paper uses a field experiment to study the effect of perceived gender norms on the motherhood penalty in the … exogenous variation in gender norms by prominently signaling patrilineal or matrilineal community origins of applicants …
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of the organization in which they are implemented. This paper studies the effect of gender composition and leadership on … authority, the second study also varied the gender of an assigned team leader. We find that a female leader substantially …
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What role has affirmative action played in the growth of minority and female employment in U.S. firms? This paper analyzes this issue by comparing the employment of minorities and women at firms holding federal contracts and therefore mandated to implement affirmative action, and at...
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Using a field experiment in India where patients are randomly assigned to rank among a set of physicians of the same … gender but with different castes and years of experience, we show that the differences in patients' physician choices are … consistent with gender-based statistical discrimination. Labor market experience cannot easily overcome the discrimination that …
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This study examines the gendered effects of early and sustained exposure to high-performing peers on female educational trajectories. Exploiting random allocation to classrooms within middle schools, we measure the effect of male and female high performers on girls' high school placement...
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between gender norms and labor-supply expectations within a survey experiment among 2,000 German adolescents. Using a …Gender gaps in labor-market outcomes often emerge with the arrival of the first child. We investigate a causal link … norm towards mothers significantly reduce girls’ self-expected labor supply and thereby increase the expected gender …
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gender norms and labor-supply expectations within a survey experiment among 2,000 German adolescents. Using a hypothetical …Gender gaps in labor-market outcomes often emerge with arrival of the first child. We investigate a causal link between …, significantly reduce girls' self-expected labor supply and thereby increase the expected gender difference in labor supply between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012298681