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Surprising intersectionalities of inequality and privilege: the case of the arts and cultural sector
Tatli, Ahu; Ozbilgin, Mustafa - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2012
of work undergraduate and postgraduate placement practices in the arts and cultural sector, in order to demonstrate the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010707976
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Minorities in Rural China: Poorer but Inherently Happier?
Knight, John; Shi, Li; Chang, Yuan - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2014
This is a pioneering study of the determinants of the subjective well-being of ethnic minority people in rural China, using a specially designed sample survey relating to 2011.  The underlying hypothesis is that the lifestyle and attitudes of ethnic minorities contribute to their happiness. ...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011159002
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Do Immigrants Cause Crime?
Bianchi, Milo; Buonanno, Paolo; Pinotti, Paolo - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2012
We examine the empirical relationship between immigration and crime across Italian provinces during the period 1990-2003. Drawing on police administrative records, we first document that the size of the immigrant population is positively correlated with the incidence of property crimes and with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010861518
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How beliefs about the impact of immigration shape policy preferences: Evidence from Europe
Héricourt, Jérôme; Spielvogel, Gilles - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2012
This paper studies the joint determination of beliefs about the economic impact of immigration and immigration policy preferences, using data from the five waves of the European Social Survey (2002- 2010). In addition to standard socioeconomic characteristics, this analysis takes into account...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010708625
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L’état de santé des migrants de première et de seconde génération en France. Une analyse selon le genre et l’origine
Berchet, Caroline; Jusot, Florence - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2010
Using data from the French Health, Health Care and Insurance survey, this study analyses health inequalies related to migration. The findings suggest health disparities between migrant population and French population, particularly stressed for migrants coming from North Africa. The magnitude of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010707827
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The Price of Empowerment: Experimental Evidence on Land Titling in Tanzania
Dercon, Stefan; Ayalew, Daniel; Deininger, Klaus; … - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2014
We report on a randomized field experiment using price incentives to address both economic and gender inequality in … of pro-poor price discrimination is justified even from a narrow budgetary perspective.  In terms of gender inequality …, we find that even small price incentives for female co-titling achieve almost complete gender parity in land ownership …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011159043
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Imbricated dynamics in times of fragile growth : individuals, families and household businesses in Madagascar, 1995-2005
Vaillant, Julia - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2012
. The second measures the extent of the gender performance gap among informal entrepreneurs and explores the existence of … gender-differentiated effects of sharing norms and the allocation of tasks within the household on the technical efficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010705798
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Inputs, Gender Roles or Sharing Norms? Assessing the Gender Performance Gap Among Informal Entrepreneurs in Madagascar
Vaillant, Julia; Nordman, Christophe Jalil - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2013
gender performance gap. After controlling for business and entrepreneur characteristics, female-owned businesses exhibit a …-employment raises the gap by 5 percentage points. We then investigate the role of sharing norms and gender-differentiated allocation of … time within the household in the gender performance gap, by estimating their effect on the technical inefficiency of female …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010720302
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Social origins, early hardship and obesity: A strong association in women, but not in men ?
Ville, Isabelle; Jusot, Florence; Khlat, Myriam - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2009
highlight a definite gender pattern, with a strong association between early disadvantage and obesity in women, but not in men …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011073810
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Comment les femmes concilient-elles mariage et travail à Dakar et à Lomé ?
Adjamagbo, Agnès; Antoine, Philippe; Béguy, Donatien; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2006
Women’s disadvantaged position in the labour market can be explained by conflicts between their roles in exercising an economic activity and in assuming their domestic activities. Husbands’ insufficient or inexistent income has increased women’s role in household survival strategies, but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011074508