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Discrimination by Parts: A Fixed-Effects Analysis of Starting Pay Differences across Gender

Graham, Mary E.; Hotchkiss, Julie L.; Gerhart, Barry - In: Eastern Economic Journal 26 (2000) 1, pp. 9-27

A unique employer-level data set is used to provide insight not only to the degree of discrimination that may exist , but also to the source of that potential discrimination. Results from decomposing individual wage equations indicate that, as legislatively defined, employers do not appear to be...

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Inter-firm Employment Differences by Gender: A Case Study of the U.S. Major Orchestras

Schwarz, Samuel - In: Eastern Economic Journal 17 (1991) 3, pp. 331-336

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Gender Differences in Rating the Teaching of EconomicsGender Differences in Rating the Teaching of Economics

Anderson, Kathryn H.; Siegfried, John J. - In: Eastern Economic Journal 23 (1997) 3, pp. 347-357

This paper examines the effect of instructor and student gender on students' ratings of teaching. We analyze data on …

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Poverty and Gender Wage Discrimination in Spain

Río, Coral del; Gradín, Carlos; Cantó, Olga - In: Hacienda Pública Española (2008) 1, pp. 67-98

Using data from the European Community Household Panel Survey (ECHP), the authors analyze the effects of gender wage …

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The Looks of a Winner: Beauty, Gender and Electoral Success

Berggren, Niclas; Jordahl, Henrik; Poutvaara, Panu - Ratioinstitutet - 2006

We study the role of beauty in politics. For the first time, focus is put on differences in how women and men evaluate female and male candidates and how different candidate traits relate to success in real and hypothetical elections. We have collected 16,218 assessments by 2,772 respondents of...

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The Gender Gap in Educational Attainment in India: How Much Can Be Explained?

Kingdon, G. Gandhi - In: Journal of Development Studies 39 (2002) 2, pp. 25-53

Differential treatment of sons and daughters by parents is a potential explanation of the gender gap in education in … functions, conditional on enrolment. The gender difference in educational attainment is decomposed into the part that is … of education - there is a large unexplained component in the gender gap in schooling attainment. A detailed decomposition …

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Unemployment and Subsequent Wages: Does Gender Matter?

Wiklund, Fredrik - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 1999

Are there any differences in how men and women fare from unemployment in terms of the wages they receive on a new job? This paper addresses that question using the 1991 wave of the Level of Living Survey. The results suggest that men who experience unemployment will suffer a reduction of...

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Japanese Lifetime Employment: A Century's Perspective

Moriguchi, Chiaki; Ono, Hiroshi - The European Institute of Japanese Studies, … - 2004

This paper examines the origins and dynamic evolution of the lifetime employment system in Japan from the beginning of the 20th century to present. Based on the historical perspective developed in the paper, we derive implications to the future course of the Japanese employment system. In this...

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Divorce in Japan: Why It Happens, Why It Doesn’t

Ono, Hiroshi - The European Institute of Japanese Studies, … - 2004

micro-level. The divorce rate in Japan is rising because there is a tradeoff between marital stability and gender equality … between the spouses is greater, alternatives to marriage are fewer, and the legacy of the traditional gender division of labor …

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Reviewing applications by women - critical use of additive and reasoning evaluation methods

Melin, Göran - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2007

Two programmes regarding research funding are investigated with respect to their evaluation processes. One programme targets individuals and the other centers of excellence. The study attempts to disclose some of the features of the selection procedures and the aim is to contribute with further...

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