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, behaviours and norms that are transmitted through migration. Although economists are newcomers to this literature, they have … contributed to advancing knowledge on the causal effects of migration on social remittances. The evidence reviewed in this article … unanimously points at the important role played by international migration in the transfer of norms. However, host countries …
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We analyze the relationship between gender and the time devoted to commuting by men and women in Latin American …
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Prior literature analyzing gender differences in commuting has reported that men commute longer distance/time than do … literature examining gender differences in commuting has not considered the interdependence that exists between the members of … couples. We analyze gender differences in commuting time for a sample of dual-earner couples living in Spain, Italy, South …
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. Teleworkers also spend less time on commuting and grooming activities but more time on leisure and household production activities …
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teleworkers spend less time on commuting and grooming activities but more time on leisure and household production activities and …
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This paper explores the role of the gender equality culture in cross-country gender commuting gap differences. To avoid … conditions in the US, the gender differences among them in the time devoted to commuting to/from work can be interpreted as … ancestry may reduce the gender commuting gap of parents. Specifically, an increase of 1 standard deviation in the GGI increases …
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. Telework results in significant time savings for workers, as they reduce time on commuting and grooming activities by over one …, the reduction in commuting due to telework leads to reduced congestion during peak travel times, especially in the morning …
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We hypothesize that incomplete integration into the workplace and society implies that immigrants are less likely to be union members than natives. Incomplete integration makes the usual mechanism for overcoming the collective action problem less effective. Using data from the Socio-Economic...
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Elgin and Oztunali (2012) combined with migration data from the OECD Interna- tional Migration Database and data on asylum …
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We investigate the impact of remittance income on the household decision to send a child to work. Using data from a Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey conducted in the Punjab province of Pakistan in 2014, we isolate the causal impact of remittance income by employing statistical matching to...
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