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We analyze the impact of evaluator and candidate gender on the language used in academic evaluations using data on 295 … to evaluators, but we find no indication that the language of the assessments depends on the gender of either the …
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This paper assesses gender differences in the effects of adverse conditions at labor-market entry in a developing … find that men who faced higher unemployment rates at ages 18-20 suffer a negative effect on employment at ages 27-30. In … labor market conditions are correlated to more egalitarian perceptions about gender roles later in life. …
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This paper shows that exposure to entrepreneurs during adolescence increases women's entry and performance in entrepreneurship and improves the allocation of talent in the economy. Using population-wide registry data from Denmark, we exploit idiosyncratic within-school, cross-cohort variation in...
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emigration of highly-skilled individuals in Poland and Germany, as well as the issues regarding brain drain from a gender … report is to gather all available information on female brain drain and its impact on labour markets, gender equality, female … and perspectives - Focus on the gender aspects of labour migration from 1989" with financial support from the Polish …
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Gender differences in occupations account for a sizable portion of the persistent gender pay gap. This paper examines …
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We develop a general equilibrium OLG growth model where women are heterogeneous with respect to the child care costs they bear, there is imperfect information along this dimension and education decisions are endogenous. We show that there is a number of women who have invested in education and...
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This paper presents evidence of the effects of gender diversity on firm innovation outcomes and their productivity in … endogeneity issues of women’s participation in STI and innovation behavior. An upward bias of the impact of gender diversity on … innovation might arise because more dynamic and innovative managers, knowing the value of gender diversity, may also hire more …
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This paper analyzes the status of being currently divorced among European and Mexican immigrants in the U.S., among themselves and in comparison to the native born of the same ancestries. The data are for males and females age 18 to 55, who married only once, in the 2010-2014 American Community...
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Many studies have shown that obesity is a serious health problem for our society. Empirical analyses often neglect a number of methodological issues and relevant influences on health. This paper investigates empirically whether neglecting these items leads to systematically different estimates....
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We investigate the impact of male-female conflict over gender norms on marital outcomes. As marriage requires mutual … with similar gender norms will face a lower chance of marrying. Even if two parties marry despite a difference in gender … without gender norm conflict. Finally, we predict that in the presence of gender norm conflict, high-skilled individuals may …
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