Gender gaps in employment have narrowed but remain substantial, especially within couples. When I proxy potential earnings through demand-driven wage changes in job tasks within industries and using German administrative data, I show that a rising relative female-to-male potential wage increases work hours of female partners, but at a diminishing rate. Men, on the other hand, reduce their work...
One of the primary objectives of protests and demonstrations is to bring social, political, or economic issues to the attention of politicians and the wider population. While protests can have a mobilizing and persuading effect, they may reduce support for their cause if turned disruptive or disorganised. In this study, we look at how local or spontaneously organized far-right and xenophobic...
Die Gewinnerin des diesjährigen Alfred-Nobel-Gedächtnispreises für Wirtschaftswissenschaften ist die US-Ökonomin Claudia Goldin von der Harvard University. Dazu äußert sich DIW-Präsident Marcel Fratzscher wie folgt:
I quantify the perceived changes in hourly wage rates associated with working different hours on the same job for a representative sample of female workers. While part-time working women expect significant hourly wage gains from switching to full-time work - 7% on average - full-time workers expect no effect on current wages when switching to part-time, on average. Perceived pecuniary losses from part-time ...
The 3rd annual Workshop for Women in Macroeconomics, Finance and Economic History is being organized by the German Institute for Economic Research. The aim is to bring together female academic researchers and practitioners to promote and exchange ideas in the fields of Macroeconomics, Finance, and Economic History.
Der 3. Workshop for Women in Macroeconomics, Finance and Economic History (WIMFEH) wird vom DIW Berlin organisiert. Er bietet Forscherinnen die Gelegenheit, Ideen aus den Bereichen der Makroökonomie, Finance und Wirtschaftsgeschichte auszutauschen.
Studien belegen: Selbst wenn Frauen hart verhandeln, bekommen sie weniger Geld als Männer angeboten. Dabei sind sie als Verhandlerinnen für andere oft sehr erfolgreich. Der Equal Pay Day markiert symbolisch die Lücke zwischen den Gehältern von Frauen und Männern – in Vollzeit. In diesem Jahr fällt der Tag auf den 7. März. Das heißt: Frauen in Deutschland haben, gemessen an der unbereinigten Lücke, ...