Showing 1 - 10 of 35
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012818633
Do minorities fare worse under direct democracy than under representative democracy? We provide new evidence by studying naturalization requests of immigrants in Switzerland that were typically decided with referendums in each municipality. Using panel data from about $1,400$ municipalities for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011524548
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011524550
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011882115
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011718450
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015404494
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012536358
Research increasingly shows that differences in endowments at birth need not be genetic but instead are influenced by environmental factors while the fetus is in the womb. In addition, these differences may persist well beyond childhood. In this paper, we study one such environmental factor –...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084325
Research increasingly shows that differences in endowments at birth need not be genetic but instead are influenced by environmental factors while the fetus is in the womb. In addition, these differences may persist well beyond childhood. In this paper, we study one such environmental factor -...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010969383
This paper analyzes the interrelation between men's gender role attitudes and female labor supply decision. Following Fernández et al. (2004), I argue that the recent increases in the female labor market participation rate are driven by the growing proportion of men who were brought up in a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011051710