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We investigate the effect of skin tone on employment probabilities in a longitudinal data set. Using an objective measure of skin tone from a light-spectrometer and a self-reported measure of race we find that over time the effect of skin tone on employment has diminished. These results hold...
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We investigate the effect of skin tone on employment probabilities in a longitudinal data set. Using an objective measure of skin tone from a light-spectrometer and a self-reported measure of race we find that over time the effect of skin tone on employment has diminished. These results hold...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008466465
The objective of this article is to analyze the impact of capital structure on profitability. This impact can be … structure on profitability. The empirical analysis allowed us to distinguish three different groups of sectors: for the first … group (industry, energy and service), the capital structure has no impact on profitability. The second group, containing …
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This article aims to expand existing empirical knowledge on the impact of debt level on profitability of companies. We … the generalized method of moments (GMM), that debt affects negatively on the profitability, but this effect is negligible … and sometimes insignificant according to the ratio of profitability used (Prof1, Prof2 or ROA). Furthermore, we find …
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This article aims to analyze the effect of debt on the profitability. This impact can be explained by three essential …, by using the generalized method of moments (GMM), that the debt affects negatively the profitability, not only linearly …
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This study analyses employment transitions of working-age women in India. The puzzling issue of low labour force participation despite substantial economic growth, strong fertility decline and expanding female education in India has been studied in the recent literature. However, no study so far...
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This paper examines the factors influencing the gender wage gap by using an unbalanced crosscountry aggregated panel data set for a sample covering 53 economies for the period 1995-2010. Using robust estimators proposed by Lewbel (2012) to correct for heterogeneity and endogeneity, results...
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The Asian Development Bank has adopted internal practices aligned with its commitment to help its members achieve gender equality. This study analyzes panel data on its staff spanning 2000-2022 to understand gender differences in salaries and career paths of its three staff groups. A...
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potential discrimination to how elements of the panel data selection model are assigned to explained and unexplained components. …
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potential discrimination to how elements of the panel data selection model are assigned to explained and unexplained components. …
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