Reducing gender inequality in economic opportunities is considered valuable in its own
right and a critical element in ending poverty and boosting economic prosperity. Does the …

We study if there is an association between culture on gender roles and the gender gap in
choice of major. For this purpose, we use the epidemiological approach and sibling …

While globalization has made this world smaller, interdependent, and heterogeneous,
clashes among different cultures became inevitable. Immigrants leave their home country for …

The gender stratification hypothesis maintains that higher levels of societal gender equity
predict smaller gender gaps in mathematics achievement and attitudes. Using data from the …

This paper argues that the conventional strategy of identifying a cultural effect using
variation across countries of origin may be biased because the assumption that all …

Endogamy or intra-caste marriage is one of the most resilient of all the caste based practices
in India. Even in 2011, the rate of inter caste marriages in India was as low as 5.82%. In this …

This paper analyzes the role of source country culture on gender roles for labor market
assimilation of immigrant women in Sweden. Sweden ranks as one of the world's most …

Recent immigration to the United States and other developed nations has increasingly been
from countries that have relatively traditional gender norms. This study uses data from the …

Diese Studie befasst sich mit dem Geburtenverhalten von Migrantinnen der ersten
Generation. Unter Verwendung der Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) wird …

Many Western countries are built on a dual-earner model and have high levels of female
labor force participation. Increasing the labor market activity of immigrant women is therefore …