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is to evaluate if discrimination, defined as explicit prejudice, may have a role in explaining this slowdown in the … implied by the Becker's model of taste discrimination is taking place and if so at what speed. These objectives are achieved … the Becker's model of taste discrimination if one is willing to assume a very slow adjustment process. …
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addition to earnings and productivity measures, we have information on outside offers and perceptions of discrimination. In … higher pay increases in response to outside offers. This may arise due to discrimination, and we find that perceptions of … discrimination and also outside job applications correlate with an individual receiving earnings below that expected, given their …
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differences between the sexes are frequently caused by discrimination, rather than by productivity differences. Following that … discrimination, rather than by productivity differences. …
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toward filling this gap. We propose an estimate of the wage discrimination in Turkey relying on different decompositions of … discrimination. In terms of gender wage discrimination, with an observed wage gap close to those observed in France and Italy, and a … discrimination component close to the ones obtained in Spain and Greece with comparable methods, Turkey happens to do not so bad. But …
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-labour market discrimination. By decomposing the wage gap before and after controlling for educational quality, more accurate … estimates of the true levels of labour market discrimination are obtained. The main hypothesis tested is that controlling for … quality will reduce the component of the wage gap ascribed to labour market discrimination. The results show a systematic …
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In response to impending skills shortages and changing employment patterns, the UK construction industry recently has made considerable efforts to attract more women to its professions. However, despite their increasing representation, there are indications that women experience difficulties in...
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Current research and practice in the field of risk management focus almost exclusively on the downside of risk, meaning that many opportunities for improved performance go unmissed. There is substantial evidence that opportunities demand a different management approach to problems and, that...
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Approximately 37 per cent of architectural students are women and the percentage is increasing. This increase is not reflected in the architectural profession; women represent only 13 per cent of the total and analysis reveals that women are leaving the profession after qualifying. The research...
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