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Male-female labor market participation and the extent of gender-based wage discrimination in Turkey

Günalp, Burak; Cilasun, Seyit Mümin; Acar, Elif Öznur - 2015

differences in productivity. Numerous studies have been performed to measure the extent of gender wage discrimination in countries …. This differential has been attributed to labor market discrimination against women. Using data from 2003 and 2010 Household … measures the extent of pay discrimination in Turkey. To analyze the components of the earnings gap, two methodologies are …

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The distribution of college graduate debt, 1990 to 2008 : a decomposition approach

Hershbein, Brad; Hollenbeck, Kevin - 2014

Despite tremendous recent interest in the subject of student debt by both researchers and policy makers, little is known about how the distribution of college graduate debt has been evolving and what factors can explain it. We use National Postsecondary Student Aid Study data from 1990 through...

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Decomposing differences in health and inequality using quasi-objective health indices

Heger, Dörte - 2016

People in Canada and the U.S. often make claims regarding whose country has a better health system. Several researchers have attempted to address this question by analysing subjective health in the two countries, thus assuming a common definition of “good” health. Using data from the Joint...

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The dark side of chinese growth : declining social capital and well-being in times of economic boom

Bartolini, Stefano; Sarracino, Francesco - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 74 (2015), pp. 333-351

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¿Por qué las mujeres no se distribuyen de forma homogénea en el mercado de trabajo Español? : el "efecto rechazo" y el "efecto atracción"

Dueñas Fernández, Diego; Iglesias Fernández, Carlos; … - In: El trimestre económico 83 (2016) 2, pp. 339-369

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Decomposition and wage inequality

Furno, Marilena - In: International review of applied economics 30 (2016) 2, pp. 188-209

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Household borrowing during a creditless recovery

Meriküll, Jaanika - In: Emerging markets finance & trade : a journal of the … 51 (2015) 5, pp. 1051-1068

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Does migration threaten the sustainability of European welfare states?

Huber, Peter; Oberdabernig, Doris A. - 2013

We investigate the relative contributions of migrant and native households to welfare states. Using two step Oaxaca-Blinder decompositions that control for selection into benefit take-up, we are able to identify the individual variables contributing to differences in welfare receipt by native...

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Factors influencing outward FDI : a case study of Thailand in comparison with Singapore and Malaysia

Cheewatrakoolpong, Kornkarun; Boonprakaikawe, Juntip - In: Southeast Asian journal of economics 3 (2015) 2, pp. 123-141

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Decomposing the German East-West wage gap

Kluge, Jan; Weber, Michael - 2015

We demonstrate that almost one half of the observed wage gap between East and West Germany reflects differences in worker, establishment, and regional characteristics rather than differences in productivity at the establishment level. Regional price and establishment size differentials alone...

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