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children. In contrast, `flow estimates’ suggest that gender bias in mortality is much larger, is as severe among adults as it …
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children. In contrast, 'flow estimates' suggest that gender bias in mortality is much larger, is as severe among adults as it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013471193
unintended consequence may be increased within-household gender inequality. We analyse a tenancy registration programme in West …
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disability and gender shapes employers' hiring behavior by occupational context and gender segregation. We use data from a field … heterogeneity in levels of disability discrimination against men and women on average across occupations or by occupational gender … found only against women or only against men. The results thus indicate that disability and gender interact and shape …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014287240
This paper uses cross-country data to examine the long-term effect of trade openness on the gender gaps in wages …, education, political empowerment and health. Key findings are: trade openness since 1970 reduced the gender gaps in wages and … openness on the gender wage gap remained observable in later years (1980, 1990 and 2000), although it decreased in degree over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011437033
implications for the social costs of climate change. We assess the unequal impact of temperature shocks across gender and age … regional income and job opportunities, and on cold days, by decreasing the consumption of spirits. …
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This study quantifies gender-specific differences in retirement income in Germany, Denmark, and France. We show that … gender-specific differences in health, i.e. the so-called "gender health gap", in the same age group. Self-assessed general … the "gender pension gap" in Germany is higher than in France and much higher than in Denmark. This ranking is similar to …
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disability and gender shapes employers' hiring behavior by occupational context and gender segregation. We use data from a field … heterogeneity in levels of disability discrimination against men and women on average across occupations or by occupational gender … found only against women or only against men. The results thus indicate that disability and gender interact and shape …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014347812
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 was a landmark piece of legislation that prohibited private-sector employers from discriminating against qualified disabled workers. Although the Act is over a quarter-century old, legal scholars have never considered whether the Act has been...
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This paper uses cross-country data to examine the long-term effect of trade openness on the gender gaps in wages …, education, political empowerment and health. Key findings are: trade openness since 1970 reduced the gender gaps in wages and … openness on the gender wage gap remained observable in later years (1980, 1990 and 2000), although it decreased in degree over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014035163