The goal of this paper is to analyze the gender differentials in the returns of various characteristics and gender earnings differentials along the conditional earnings distribution in Chinese case. The data we use is the Chinese Household Income Project for the year 1988 and 1995. We use the modified standard Mincerian wage equation to estimate the marginal earnings distribution as a function ...

Abstract We relate students’ math scores in the OECD-PISA test to school characteristics. The average score for Italian students has been increasing 2009. determinants of this growth are analyzed by Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition, that is particularly useful comparing groups. progress educational attainments shows a different composition between northern and southern schools. In North-Center regi...

Using random class assignment in the China Education Panel Survey, we study gender achievement gap of lower secondary students China. Girls outperform boys Chinese and English by around 0.5 SD, holding all factors including hukou status, cognitive ability schools attended constant. The Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition reveals that most cannot be explained observables regardless subjects this is con...

Using data from the 2015 China Household Financial Survey (CHFS) this paper examines effect of culture on gender gap in financial literacy. We exploit geographical differences China, comparing outcomes between rural and urban areas east west (Shanghai Chongqing). Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition we show that, nationally, literacy is entirely product way men women acquire It a result consistent with...

Background: Drug use disorders are one of the major health problems in societies, which cause physical, psychological, and social damages to individuals. Socioeconomic status is often inversely associated with drug use disorders. The present study aimed at determining the effect of socioeconomic inequality on the prevalence of drug use disorders and identifying its determinants in Iran.  ...

Generalized Selection Bias and The Decomposition of Wage Differentials The major contribution of this paper is ending a new and flexible way to measure the effects of selection on log-wages. In this context, we offer a general approach to performing decomposition analysis when selection effects are present. We call the difference between unconditional and conditional expectations of the log-wag...

BACKGROUND At the end of the eleven-year conflict in Sierra Leone, a wide range of policies were implemented to address both demand- and supply-side constraints within the healthcare system, which had collapsed during the conflict. This study examines the extent to which households' exposure to financial risks associated with seeking healthcare evolved in post-conflict Sierra Leone. METHOD Th...

OBJECTIVE Childhood obesity has become a priority health concern worldwide. Socioeconomic status is one of its main determinants. This study aimed to assess the socioeconomic inequality of obesity in children and adolescents at national and provincial levels in Iran. METHODS This multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted in 2011-2012, as part of a national school-based surveillance prog...