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Accumulation of human and market capital in the United States, 1975-2012 : an analysis by gender

Fraumeni, Barbara M.; Christian, Michael S. - 2019

This paper covers a continuous and longer time period than previously possible to examine human and market capital because of research by Christian (2017). This paper focuses on the presentation and analysis of trends in human capital by gender. During 1975-2012 there were significant changes in...

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Do Gender Differences in Risk Preferences Explain Gender Differences in Labor Supply, Earnings or Occupational Choice?

Cho, In Soo - Department of Economics, Iowa State University - 2011

This paper examines the extent to which differences in risk preferences between men and women explain why women have a lower entrepreneurship rate, earn less, and work fewer hours than men. Data from the NLSY79 confirms previous findings that women are more risk averse than men. However,...

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Sex Discrimination in the Labor Market

Hersch, Joni - 2007

question the role of discrimination and instead attribute the residual pay gap to gender differences in preferences. The main …, are indeed responsible for the gender pay gap, or whether discrimination plays a role. On balance, the evidence indicates … that sex discrimination remains a possible explanation of the unexplained gender pay gap. This is consistent with the …

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Is the bar higher for female scholars? : evidence from career steps in economics

Johannesen, Niels; Muchardt, Simon - 2024

Do gender disparities in academia reflect that female scholars are held to higher standards than males? We address this question by comparing the scientific merit of male and female academic economists who make the same career step. Across four domains - i.e. faculty positions, network...

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Gender Differences in Political Career Progression: Evidence from U.S. Elections

Brown, Ryan; Mansour, Hani; O'Connell, Stephen; Reeves, … - 2019

This paper establishes the presence of a substantial gender gap in the relationship between state legislature service 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...

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Gender Differences in Political Career Progression: Evidence from U.S. Elections

Brown, Ryan; Mansour, Hani; O'Connell, Stephen D.; … - 2019

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Equal opportunity? : gender gaps in CEO appointments and executive pay

Keloharju, Matti; Knüpfer, Samuli; Tåg, Joacim - 2016

This paper uses exceptionally rich data on Swedish corporate executives and their personal characteristics to study gender gaps in CEO appointments and pay. Both gaps are sizeable: 18% for CEO appointments and 27% for pay. At most one-eight of the gaps can be attributed to observable gender...

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Gender differences in political career progression : evidence from U.S. elections

Brown, Ryan; Mansour, Hani; O'Connell, Stephen D.; … - 2019

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Chapter 12. Gender Inequality

Ponthieux, Sophie; Meurs, Dominique - In: Handbook of income distribution : volume 2, (pp. 981-1146). 2015

The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men and women are analyzed today. Beyond the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of course the still far from equal sharing of housework, the chapter also reviews research on gender inequality in access to...

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The Transmission of Women's Fertility, Human Capital and Work Orientation across Immigrant Generations

Blau, Francine D.; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Liu, Albert Yung-Hsu - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

Using 1995–2006 Current Population Survey and 1970–2000 Census data, we study the intergenerational transmission of fertility, human capital and work orientation of immigrants to their US-born children. We find that second-generation women's fertility and labor supply are significantly...

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