Gender gaps in skills exist around the world but differ remarkably among the high and low-and-middle income countries … and gender attitudes predict gender gaps in cognitive and noncognitive skills. We find steep socioeconomic and attitude … environment is significantly associated with the gender gaps in both cognitive and noncognitive skills …

Gender gaps in skills exist around the world but differ remarkably among the high and low-and-middle income countries … and gender attitudes predict gender gaps in cognitive and noncognitive skills. We find steep socioeconomic and attitude … environment is significantly associated with the gender gaps in both cognitive and noncognitive skills …

fluent English skills are found. Returns to occupational use of other foreign languages are, if anything, restricted to a few … occupations that involve international factor flows. In such occupations it is likely that migrants can apply complementary skills …

opposite gender human capital and the analysis of its effect on the earning profiles of unique human capital holders. The … overwhelming research aim is to better understand the possible reasons behind gender wage disparities, focusing on the unique … features of male and female human capital and their returns. When assessing the gender pay disparities, variation of human …

observed narrowing of the gender wage gap is entirely driven by declining gender wag gaps within, rather than between …, occupations. A decomposition exercise reveals that while explained factors have become more important contributors to the gender … gender wage gap. …

managers to evaluate which skill signals such as cognitive skills, social skills and maturity are valued by employers when … - cognitive skills, social skills, and maturity - affect the probability of being invited for a job interview. GPAs and social … skills prove relevant for both genders and both groups of labour-market entrants. The relevance of other signals differs in …

capital externalities incentivize individuals to invest in skills, consequently reshaping the composition of the labor force …

Gender differences in occupations account for a sizable portion of the persistent gender pay gap. This paper examines …