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This study used data from the German Socio-economic Panel to examine gender differences in the extent to which self …
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In this paper we analyse the effects of arrangements that provide temporal and locational flexibility of work (TLF), namely flexi-time, telehomework, and part-time work, on employees' satisfaction with the fit between working time and private life and their overall job satisfaction. TLF...
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This paper studies gender interactions within hierarchical organizations using a large data set on the duration of … discontinuity in gender-mixed electoral races decided by a narrow margin. The likelihood that a female mayor survives until the end …
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We estimate the effect of introducing new workplace practices on the gender gap in wages in the manufacturing sector … from adopting new workplace practices accrue mainly to males so that the gender gap in pay increases at the level of the … gender wage gap among salaried workers is significantly reduced in firms which offer project organisation, while the gap in …
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gender wage gap. Following stereotypes, women tend to be more altruistic and less career oriented than men, character traits … that are less rewarded by employers. The principal component of the gender wage gap is expectations about childrearing … gender wage gap is likely to remain. …
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participation equations are estimated for male and female workers separately. While the results vary across gender and countries …
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We study how managers value applicant credentials and personal traits in hiring decisions. Using the ordered probit model, we confirm previous results – managers rank applicant traits higher than credentials. However, we also uncover patterns not previously observed – managerial valuations...
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We use individual data for Great Britain over the period 1992-2009 to compare the probability that employed and unemployed job seekers find a job and the quality of the job they find. The job finding rate of unemployed job seekers is 50 percent higher than that of employed job seekers, and this...
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We derive a tractable nonlinear earnings function which we estimate separately for each individual in the NLSY79 data. These estimates yield five important parameters for each individual: three ability measures (two representing the ability to learn and one the ability to earn), a rate of skill...
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In this paper we empirically explore the 'make-or-buy' decisions of peripheral services in manufacturing plants using detailed information on a data set from a new plant-level survey from 926 plants distributed in all manufacturing industries in Spain. In particular, survey respondents are asked...
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