industrialization raises the reward to mental labor relative to physical labor, women's relative wage increases. When the cost of … with the presence of Catholicism, which is associated with a more traditional view of women's role and thus a lower cost … affected positively by per capita income and negatively by the presence of Catholicism and the availability of divorce, while …

industrialization raises the reward to mental labor relative to physical labor, women's relative wage increases. When the cost of … with the presence of Catholicism, which is associated with a more traditional view of women's role and thus a lower cost … affected positively by per capita income and negatively by the presence of Catholicism and the availability of divorce, while …

public goods. This paper investigates whether the difference in voting between men and women can be explained by differences … in income alone, or if there exist gender specific differences in preferences. I exploit two key features of the … to vote depended on both their gender and their household income. Second, the income threshold for suffrage was set …

attention to women empowerment and likely economic outcomes. The general objective of the research work is to ascertain the … income inequality in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The paper obtained data from the Living Standard Measurement Survey … least square (OLS) method to show the relationship between the mean income and other parameters such as the sector of …

across developed economies and women's economic wellbeing. First, a story of emancipation for women at the top of the income … earner couples. Secondly, a story of compensation and stability of living standards for women at the middle of the income … during the last decades. And, finally, a story of undelivered promises for women at the bottom of the income distribution …