Lithuania, as a part of the former Soviet Union, has long-standing history perceived equality for women in workplace. Women played an equal role economic production it was constitutional expectation that all citizens had both right and obligation to work. Consequently, at time independence 1990 levels participation workplace including managerial professional were much higher than other western ...

We investigate the effect of bureaucratic corruption on economic development when women are discriminated against in labor market. The analysis is based a dynamic general equilibrium model which capital accumulation drives development. government appoints bureaucrats to administer public policy. Corruption arises due opportunity for embezzle funds. In event detection and dismissal, private sect...

This paper examines how culture impacts within-couple gender inequality. Exploiting the setting of Germany's division and reunification, I compare child penalties couples socialised in a more gender-egalitarian (East Germany) to those gender-traditional (West Germany). Using household panel, show that long-run penalty on female income share is 26.9 percentage points West German couples, compare...