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Testosterone and the gender wage gap
Gielen, Anne C.; Loomer, Jessica; Myers, Caitlin K. - 2013
Testosterone, which induces sexual differentiation of the male fetus, is believed to transfer from males to their … experiment to test the link between prenatal exposure to testosterone and labor market earnings. For men, the results suggest … positive returns to testosterone exposure. For women, however, the results indicate that prenatal testosterone does not …
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The earning losses of smokers
Bhai, Moiz - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 9 (2020) 1/1, pp. 1-21
Using within-family variation from twins and siblings, I find that smokers earn approximately 16% less than nonsmokers …
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The old boy network : the impact of professional networks on remuneration in top executive jobs
Lalanne, Marie; Seabright, Paul - 2016
We investigate the impact of social networks on earnings using a dataset of over 20,000 senior executives of European and US firms. The size of an individual's network of influential former colleagues has a large positive association with current remuneration. An individual at the 75th...
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Sexual orientation and labor market outcomes : sexual orientation seems to affect job access and satisfaction, earning prospects, and interaction with colleagues
Drydakis, Nick - 2014
Studies from countries with laws against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation suggest that gay and lesbian employees report more incidents of harassment and are more likely to report experiencing unfair treatment in the labor market than are heterosexual employees. Gay men are found...
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Peers' composition effects in the short and in the long run : college major, college performance and income
Anelli, Massimo; Peri, Giovanni - 2015
In this paper we use a newly constructed dataset following 30,000 Italian individuals from high school to labor market and we analyze whether the gender composition of peers in high school affected their choice of college major, their academic performance and their labor market income. We...
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An estimation of worker and firm effects with censored data
González de San Román, Ainara; Rebollo-Sanz, Yolanda F. - 2014
In this paper, the authors develop a new estimation method that is suitable for censored models with two high-dimensional fixed effects and that is based on a sequence of least squares regressions, yielding significant savings in computing time and hence making it applicable to frameworks in...
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The effects of high school peers' gender on college major, college performance and income
Anelli, Massimo; Peri, Giovanni - 2016
Using an originally constructed dataset that follows 30,000 Italian individuals from high school to the labor market, we analyze whether the gender composition of peers in high school affected their choice of college major, their academic performance and their labor market income. We exploit the...
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Promotion and Wages in Mid-Career : Gender, Unionism, and Sector
Addison, John T. - 2012
This paper considers the role of gender in the promotion process and the impact of promotion on wages and wage growth, using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79). Its focus is upon mid-career promotion and wages, thereby complementing extant studies of the NLSY that...
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Does it Pay to Work for Free? Wage Returns and Gender Differences in the Market for Volunteers
Cozzi, Guido - 2013
Working as a volunteer is a widespread phenomenon that has both individual and societal benefits. In this paper, we identify the wage returns to working for free by exploiting exogenous variation in rainfall across local area districts in England, Scotland and Wales. Instrumental variables...
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Why Women Don't Ask : Gender Differences in Fairness Perceptions of Own Wages and Subsequent Wage Growth
Pfeifer, Christian - 2018
The authors analyze gender differences in fairness perceptions of own wages and subsequent wage growth. The main finding is that women perceive their wage more often as fair if controls for hourly wage rates, individual and job-related characteristics are taken into account. Furthermore, the...
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