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We randomly assign more than 6,000 students from 150 primary schools in Bangladesh to work on math assignments in one of three settings: individually, in groups with random schoolmates, or in groups with friends. The groups consist of four people and are balanced by average cognitive ability and...
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This study on the economics of gender differences examines whether the mining industry acts as a blessing or curse for …
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The strong relationship between various health indicators and education is widely documented. However, the studies that … developed countries. We add to this literature by studying the causal effect of education on days hospitalized and days out of … suggest that an increase in years of education causes to reduce the number of days hospitalized for both men and women …
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This paper estimates the gender-specific effects of birthweight on a variety of schooling and labor market outcomes. A … the comparative advantage of females in skill is reflected in their greater investment in education and in their selection …
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men and women defined by gender, second, positive and significant rate of return to education and correlations between …This paper examines the rate of return to education in Sudan. One advantage and interesting element in our analysis in … this paper is that we explain three stylised facts on the rate of return to education using new primary data in Sudan …
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. Exploiting a unique dataset, we show how age, gender, and education composition of executive teams affect risk taking of … financial institutions. First, we establish that age, gender, and education jointly affect the variability of bank performance …
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. Exploiting a unique dataset, we investigate how age, gender, and educational composition of executive teams affect the portfolio …
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. Exploiting a unique dataset, we show how age, gender, and education composition of executive teams affect risk taking of … financial institutions. First, we establish that age, gender, and education jointly affect the variability of bank performance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957149
-courses from the ages of 14 to 35 of men and women born in four successive cohorts. We distinguish them by level of education, and … men, of job insecurity, especially if their education level is low. In the later cohorts, the ages at first marriage or … labour market paths, but with gender differences. Not holding an insider position inhibits the assumption of family …
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habits with the hunt for talent regardless of gender. Finally, a corporate governance code in favour of a more equal …
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