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dc.contributor.authorCampa, Pamelaen
dc.contributor.authorCasarico, Alessandraen
dc.contributor.authorProfeta, Paolaen
dc.date.accessioned2009-09-02-
dc.date.accessioned2010-05-14T08:23:37Z-
dc.date.available2010-05-14T08:23:37Z-
dc.date.issued2009-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/30648-
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes to what extent gender culture affects gender gap in employment. Drawing on Italian data, we measure culture by building two indices: one based on individual attitudes, as done in the existing literature; one based on firms' attitudes. Firms' beliefs, which express their set of ideas, values and norms, though generally neglected, are as important as individuals' attitudes to explain female labor market outcomes. Using an instrumental variable analysis, we show that our index of gender culture based on firms' attitudes is significant in explaining gender gap in employment in Italian provinces. We show that the same holds when culture is measured with reference to individual attitudes.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aCenter for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo) |cMunichen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aCESifo Working Paper |x2738en
dc.subject.jelJ16en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordfirm's cultureen
dc.subject.keywordItalian provincesen
dc.subject.keywordinstrumental variableen
dc.subject.stwGeschlechten
dc.subject.stwSoziale Werteen
dc.subject.stwUnternehmenskulturen
dc.subject.stwGeschlechterdiskriminierungen
dc.subject.stwArbeitsmarktdiskriminierungen
dc.subject.stwProvinzen
dc.subject.stwItalienen
dc.titleGender Culture and Gender Gap in Employment-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn608014524en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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