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, all male, and coeducational. They were not allowed to change group subsequently. We found that women are less likely to … make risky choices than men at both dates. However, after eight weeks in a single-sex environment, women were significantly … observed gender differences in behaviour under uncertainty found in previous studies might partly reflect social learning …
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This paper examines whether, in the presence of trade preferences, Sub-Saharan African economies, and especially its poorest households, could gain from multilateral trade reform. The World Bank’s LINKAGE model of the global economy is employed to examine the impact first of current trade...
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Long-run trends in Africa’s well-being are provided on the basis of a new index of human development, alternative to the UNDP’s HDI. A sustained improvement in African human development is found that falls, nonetheless, short of those experienced in other developing regions. Within Africa,...
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Gender role attitudes are well-known determinants of female labour supply. This paper examines the strength of those …
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for males and females separately, and controlling for pre- and post-migration characteristics. We find strong gender …
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findings on gender discrimination, and while they have identified a bias against hiring women in some labor market segments …. Experiments have also offered new insights into gender differences in preferences: women appear to gain less from negotiation … unexplored dimensions of gender differences and discuss their bearings on labor market outcomes. Experiments have offered new …
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causes women to adopt behaviors associated with better academic outcomes: such as attending more classes and doing optional …
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salient. Using experimental data we show that salience affects young men and women differently, even after controlling for … cognitive and non-cognitive skills. Men are significantly more likely than women to switch from a certain to a risky choice once …
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and women were each asked about their reproductive histories. We document a number of interesting differences in fertility … outcomes of men and women. First, while one might have thought that average rates for men and women must coincide, we find that … women in four out of the six countries we consider. The gaps are large – reaching up to 4.6 children in Burkina Faso for the …
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We analyze gender differences associated with loan officer performance. Using a unique data set for a commercial bank … monitoring, as loan officers of different gender do not seem to screen borrowers differently based on observable borrower … characteristics. This suggests that gender indeed matters in banking. …
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