This paper investigates the causal impact of free primary education (FPE) on fertility decisions among parents in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the interplay between the policy, intra-household bargaining, and cultural norms. Using Demographic and Health Survey data and exploiting the...

This paper investigates the causal impact of free primary education (FPE) on fertility decisions among parents in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the interplay between the policy, intra-household bargaining, and cultural norms. Using Demographic and Health Survey data and exploiting the...

Die geschlechtsspezifische Lohnlücke, der sogenannte Gender Pay Gap, beträgt in Deutschland derzeit 16 Prozent. Neben Faktoren wie Beruf, wöchentlicher Arbeitszeit, Branche und hierarchischer Position spielen auch Persönlichkeitsmerkmale eine Rolle. Insbesondere emotionale Stabilität und...

Die geschlechtsspezifische Lohnlücke, der sogenannte Gender Pay Gap, beträgt in Deutschland derzeit 16 Prozent. Neben Faktoren wie Beruf, wöchentlicher Arbeitszeit, Branche und hierarchischer Position spielen auch Persönlichkeitsmerkmale eine Rolle. Insbesondere emotionale Stabilität und...

We study the role of Gender Role Attitudes (GRA) - beliefs about appropriate roles for men and women - in marital sorting and intra-household allocations. Using the UK Household Longitudinal Study and a multidimensional matching model following Dupuy and Galichon (2014), we estimate the...

We study the role of gender role attitudes (GRA)—beliefs about appropriate roles for men and women—in marital sorting and intra-household allocations. Using the UK Household Longitudinal Study and a multidimensional matching model, we estimate the contribution of GRA to the joint marriage...