This paper examines how gender-specific application behaviour, firms' hiring practices, and flexibility demands relate to the gender earnings gap, using linked data from the German Job Vacancy Survey and administrative records. Women are less likely than men to apply to high-wage firms with high...

This paper examines how gender-specific application behaviour, firms' hiring practices, and flexibility demands relate to the gender earnings gap, using linked data from the German Job Vacancy Survey and administrative records. Women are less likely than men to apply to high-wage firms with high...

This study explores the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in rural Afghanistan, where political instability, restrictive gender norms, and limited institutional support severely constrain women's economic participation. Using a qualitative methodology, 17 online semi-structured interviews...

This study offers new insights into how different regions in Spain respond to changes in the economic cycle, providing a fresh perspective using quarterly data desegregated by provincial level and gender. We aim to identify which regions are affected the most by the economic fluctuations,...

This study offers new insights into how different regions in Spain respond to changes in the economic cycle, providing a fresh perspective using quarterly data desegregated by provincial level and gender. We aim to identify which regions are affected the most by the economic fluctuations,...

Whether gender-targeted cash transfers effectively redistribute resources to women and children in poor households remains an open question. We examine Uruguay's largest social assistance program, Asignaciones Familiares (AFAM), which is directed at poor families with children and paid to women....

Whether gender-targeted cash transfers effectively redistribute resources to women and children in poor households remains an open question. We examine Uruguay’s largest social assistance program, Asignaciones Familiares (AFAM), which is directed at poor families with children and paid to...