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We incorporate gender bias against girls in the family, the school and the labor market in amodel of intergenerational … concave or convex, and gender biasaffects both relative and absolute mobility. We test these predictions in India and China … the gender gap closes when the fathers are collegeeducated. In China, the CEF is convex for sons in urban areas, but …
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We develop a model of intergenerational educational mobility incorporating gender bias against girls in the family … uneducated fathers face lower relative and absolute mobility (rural and urban). We find gender equality in absolute mobility for …
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This paper investigates the role of social identity, namely gender and caste of individuals, in stream choice at the …’s education significantly explain some portion of the caste-based gaps, but they do not explain the gender gap that persists even … in an intra-household comparison. We also test for the intersectionality of the overlapping identities of gender and …
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Immigration continues to shape labor market dynamics, yet its gender-specific effects remain understudied. This study …
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intergenerational phenomenon when workers work part-time. Our gender-interacted estimates endorse these findings for female and male …
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, and whether these effects differ by gender. Using detailed students' data from an Italian university, combined with … students who acquire citizenship, particularly among males, leading to a reduction in gender gaps. Moreover, gender gaps are … smaller and show a more pronounced decrease with citizenship as gender inequality in countries increases. Results are …
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divorced. Those who married prior to migration and who first married at an older age are less likely to be divorced. Those who …
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results emphasize the significant moderating role of geographical origin, gender, and position in the wage distribution. …
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This paper examines the impact of the SARS epidemic in 2003 on intergenerational mobility in China. Using large cross-city variation in SARS cases, our triple difference-in-differences estimates suggest that the SARS epidemic significantly increases the intergenerational transmission of...
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Even the most egalitarian education systems employ high-stakes tests to regulate the transition from universal secondary education to selective academic programs that open doors to skilled, well-paid professions. This gives parents a strong incentive to invest substantial resources in improving...
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