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piece-rate wage, we investigate the causal effect of neutral and gender-discriminatory unfair chances on labor supply. We …, unfair based on an unspecified source, or unfair based on gender discrimination. Unequal pay reduces labor supply of low … chances matters. When a low wage is the result of gender-discriminatory chances, workers matched with a high-wage worker …
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unobserved determinants of hiring outcomes. In this study, the authors empirically investigate this bias in the context of gender …
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candidate's gender, controlling for several measures of productivity and a number of individual, field and university … characteristics. Whereas no gender differences emerge in the probability of obtaining the NSQ, females have a lower probability of … promotion at the Department level. Gender gaps tend to be larger when the number of available positions shrink, consistent with …
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There is a scarcity of women and minorities at the apex of political power. This paper formalizes the concept of the glass ceiling for political organizations and builds on previous research to suggest four testable criteria. A glass ceiling exists if women and/or racial minorities (1) are...
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suggesting it is really the result of gender differences and the other that there is discrimination by gender. This paper …
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This study examines how career interruptions and subsequent wages of employees are related. Using individual panel data of middle managers from the German chemical sector, we are able to differentiate between different reasons for interruptions as well as between various compensation components....
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impact of gender on the legal profession and the differences that gender makes in the careers and lives of attorneys. With …
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Women typically earn less than men. The reasons are not fully understood. Previous studies argue that this may be because (i) women 'don't ask' and (ii) the reason they fail to ask is out of concern for the quality of their relationships at work. This account is difficult to assess with standard...
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positions, but a focus on gender differences in promotions provides only a partial explanation. We consider the life-cycle of … executive employment, which allows for a full characterization of the gender composition of executive management. We establish …
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unobserved determinants of hiring outcomes. In this study, the authors empirically investigate this bias in the context of gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011312754