Extending the die rolling experiment of Fischbacher and Föllmi-Heusi (2013), we compare gender effects with respect to unethical behavior by individuals and by two-person groups. In contrast to individual decisions, gender matters strongly under group decisions. We find more lying in male...

We show that women in the NLSY79 and NLSY97 are less likely than men to receive competitive compensation. The portion of the gender wage gap explained by compensation schemes is small in the NLSY79 but somewhat larger in the NLSY97.

We analyze the effect of gender quotas on electoral participation by using a rich dataset of Italian municipal elections. Gender quotas were in force in Italy from 1993 until 1995. Because of the short period covered by the reform, some municipalities never voted using gender quota. This allows...

In this study attempt has been made to link the gender differences in parental resource allocation in demand for education at primary, secondary and tertiary level of education to gender differences in returns to education in these respective categories in Pakistan. The hypothesis was that if we...

In this paper we develop a novel approach to measuring individual welfare within households, recognizing that individuals may have both different preferences (particularly regarding public consumption) and differential access to resources. We construct a money metric measure of welfare that...

El presente artículo analiza el problema de discriminación laboral para el grupo de afrodescendientes en el área metropolitana de Cali. La descomposición de las brechas salariales en los diferentes puntos de la distribución del salario (metodología de Melly) permite identificar los...

Se presenta una revisión a los estudios realizados sobre el tema del emprendimiento femenino a laluz de los planteamientos de Dyer sobre carrera empresarial. La revisión realizada pone de relieveel hecho que, aunque es un tema que no ha sido suficientemente estudiado, existe un interés...

This paper presents a literature review about the gender effects of trade liberalization with emphasisin Colombia. In addition, it reviews sorne theoretical approaches about trade and its interrelations withgender, poverty, inequality and labour markets.Based on the existing literature about the...

Colombia has experienced a secular increase in the labor participation of urban women, going from nearly 47% in 1984 to 65% in 2006. We decompose the evolution of participation into changes in the composition of the population and changes in the participation rates by groups (defined according...

This paper compares cooperation among Columbian and Swedish children aged 9-12. We illustrate the dynamics of the prisoner´s dilemma in a new task that is easily understood by children and performed during a physical education class. We find some evidence that children cooperate more in Sweden...