Closing the gender gaps in economic opportunities is crucial for boosting economic growth and the empowerment of women. In this paper, we study how foreign firms contribute in reducing gender disparities in the labour market by transferring the gender norms of their country of origin to the...

In this paper we investigate the role of firms with global ties – foreign firms and exporters – in shaping the ‘twin' gender gaps in employment opportunities and wages in Vietnam for both skilled and unskilled workers. Our analysis shows that foreign firms contribute by boosting employment...

Using time-use data representative of the U.S. population, this study examines the effect of COVID-19 on parents’ involvement in educational activities with school-age children. We did not find evidence that parents participated more frequently in educational activities during the pandemic...

This paper uses U.S. time-diary surveys to study the allocation of time devoted to informal learning and education by immigrants and natives. We develop a simple theoretical framework, which highlights the different constraints and opportunity costs faced by immigrants as compared with natives....