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Last Hired, First Fired? Black-White Unemployment and the Business Cycle

Couch, Kenneth A.; Fairlie, Robert - 2005

Past studies have tested the claim that blacks are the last hired during periods of economic growth and the first fired in recessions by examining the movement of relative unemployment rates over the business cycle. Any conclusion drawn from this type of analysis must be viewed as tentative...

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The Buck Stops Here: Fundraising Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations of Color

Fuentes, Claudia - 1997

This is an in-depth investigation of current fundraising issues for nonprofits of color. The aim is to explore why nonprofit organizations of color (those nonprofits that are headed by a person of color and serve a specific minority group) are not getting as many philanthropic dollars as their...

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LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH: A LOOK AT RACE IN TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION

Espindola, Azucena - 2011

emphasis in the role of race in transracial adoption and how transracial adoption can benefit and/or affect the children who …

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On‐Farm and Off‐Farm Returns to Education among Farm Operators in Northern Ireland

Wallace, Michael T.; Jack, Claire G. - 2011

This paper estimates returns to education for a sample of farm operators in NorthernIreland. The analysis examines the relationship between education and on-farm andoff-farm labour incomes. Human capital earnings functions are estimated to identifythe marginal return to education measured as...

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Pure Entertainment or Social Harmony? Understanding Private Returns to Social Spending on Household Ceremonies in China

Chen, Xi - 2011

Recent social spending inflation in China has led to its growth rate far exceeding that of income and other consumption. In this paper, we estimate private returns to social spending, such as higher social status and larger social network that serve as certain functions. In almost all...

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Alleindienstleister im Berufsfeld Kultur : Versuch einer erwerbssoziologischen Konzeptualisierung

Gottschall, Karin; Betzelt, Sigrid - 2001

ambiguousinterpretations. On the one hand, work in cultural occupations seems to be less gender−segregated than the other mentioned types of …

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Reaching Up: The influence of gender, status, and relationship type on men's and women's network preferences

Stallings, Monica M - 2010

are different regarding gender, status and relationship type. In this dissertation, I explain gender-based differences in … variables: gender-based homophily, status, and relationship type. In Study 1 and Study 2, I test the effect of status alone and … then the interaction between status and gender-based homophily to determine who men and women are most likely to approach …

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International Trade Openness and Gender Gaps in Pakistani Labor Force Participation Rates Over 57 Years

Hyder, Asma; Behrman, Jere R - 2011

The extent of openness to international trade may alter incentives differentially by gender for labor force … participation, particularly in economies in which gender differentials in human capital investments such as schooling are large and … in which norms about gender behaviors are strong. This paper uses historical census data since 1951 and two recent Labor …

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Gender Differences in Audit Committees

Thiruvadi, Sheela - 2008

Issues related to the composition of audit committees have attracted significant interest from legislators and regulators in recent years. In my dissertation, I examine one overlooked component of audit committee composition – namely, the presence of female directors on the audit committee. I...

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Executive Characteristics and Going Concern Opinions

Abdel Zaher, Angie M - 2009

opinions and executive characteristics. Specifically, I examine the impact of executive tenure and gender on the issuance of …

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