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We provide the first causal evidence of discrimination against migrants seeking child care. We send emails from fictitious parents to 18,000 early child care centers across Germany, asking if there is a slot available and how to apply. Randomly varying names to signal migration background, we...
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Although explicit discrimination in access to social programs is typically prohibited, more subtle forms of discrimination prior to the formal application process may still exist. Unveiling this phenomenon, we provide the first causal evidence of discrimination against migrants seeking child...
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promotes gender equality among families with lower socioeconomic status (SES). Our intervention offers information and … care centers, but also by an increase in care hours by fathers. Gender equality also benefits more broadly from better … access to child care: The treatment improves a gender equality index that combines information on intra-household division of …
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properly address gender inequality in a transformative way. This special edition of Policy in Focus, which is auspiciously … being released for International Women's Day 2017, covers key topics related to gender equality and social protection …
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Addressing the methodological and topical challenges facing demographers working in remote regions, this book compares and contrasts the research, methods and models, and policy applications from peripheral regions in developed nations. With the emphasis on human populations as dynamic,...
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