Alison L. Booth

Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS)

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200

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1.

The Health Status of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 21 Mar 2005
Alison L. Booth and Nick Carroll
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Australian National University
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self-assessed health, Indigenous health

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Workplace Training in Europe

Number of pages: 187 Posted: 18 Jul 2005
Andrea Bassanini, Alison L. Booth, Giorgio Brunello, Maria De Paola and Edwin Leuven
Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), University of Padua - Department of Economics, Università degli Studi della Calabria - Department of Economics and Statistics and University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB)
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training, Europe, training policies

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Marriage, Partnership and Sexual Orientation: A Study of British University Academics and Administrators

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3510
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 05 Jun 2008
Alison L. Booth and Jeff Frank
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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partnership, marriage, sexual orientation, academic labour markets

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Does Racial and Ethnic Discrimination Vary Across Minority Groups? Evidence from a Field Experiment

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Does Racial and Ethnic Discrimination Vary Across Minority Groups? Evidence from a Field Experiment

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 14 Dec 2009
Alison L. Booth, Andrew Leigh and Elena Varganova
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), Australian House of Representatives Parliament House and Australian National University
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discrimination, field experiments, employment

Does Racial and Ethnic Discrimination Vary Across Minority Groups? Evidence from a Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4947
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 29 Jun 2010
Alison L. Booth, Andrew Leigh and Elena Varganova
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), Australian House of Representatives Parliament House and Australian National University
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discrimination, field experiments, employment

Does Racial and Ethnic Discrimination Vary Across Minority Groups? Evidence from a Field Experiment

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7913
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 19 Jul 2010
Alison L. Booth, Andrew Leigh and Elena Varganova
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), Australian House of Representatives Parliament House and Australian National University
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discrimination, employment, field experiments

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Is There a Glass Ceiling Over Europe? Exploring the Gender Pay Gap Across the Wages Distribution

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 29 Oct 2004
Wiji Arulampalam, Alison L. Booth and Mark L. Bryan
University of Warwick - Department of Economics, Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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glass ceilings, sticky floors, quantile regression, public sector, gender pay gaps

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Job Satisfaction and Family Happiness: The Part-Time Work Puzzle

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Job Satisfaction and Family Happiness: The Part-Time Work Puzzle

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3020, CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2007-69
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 05 Sep 2007
Alison L. Booth and Jan C. van Ours
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Tilburg University - Department of Economics
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part-time work, happiness, satisfaction, working hours, gender

Job Satisfaction and Family Happiness: The Part-Time Work Puzzle

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6471
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 05 Jun 2008
Alison L. Booth and Jan C. van Ours
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Tilburg University - Department of Economics
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Gender, happiness, part-time work, satisfaction, working hours

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Do Single-Sex Classes Affect Exam Scores? An Experiment in a Coeducational University

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7207
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 23 Feb 2013
Alison L. Booth, Lina Cardona and Patrick J. Nolen
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), University of Essex and University of Essex
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single-sex, education, gender, experiment

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Who Pays for General Training? New Evidence for British Men and Women

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 13 May 2002
Alison L. Booth and Mark L. Bryan
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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Training, Human Capital, Wages

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Gender Differences in Risk Aversion: Do Single-Sex Environments Affect Their Development?

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Gender Differences in Risk Aversion: Do Single-Sex Environments Affect Their Development?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6133
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 28 Nov 2011
Alison L. Booth, Lina Cardona and Patrick J. Nolen
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), University of Essex and University of Essex
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gender, risk preferences, single-sex groups, cognitive ability

Gender Differences in Risk Aversion: Do Single-Sex Environments Affect Their Development?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8690
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 22 Dec 2011
Alison L. Booth, Lina Cardona and Patrick J. Nolen
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), University of Essex and University of Essex
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cognitive ability, gender, risk preferences, single-sex groups

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Labour as a Buffer: Do Temporary Workers Suffer?

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 07 Feb 2003
Alison L. Booth, Marco Francesconi and Jeff Frank
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), University of Essex and University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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Wages, Temporary Employment, Agency and Fixed-term Work, Equal Oopportunities

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Gender Differences in Risk Behaviour: Does Nurture Matter?

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Gender Differences in Risk Behaviour: Does Nurture Matter?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4026
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 02 Mar 2009
Alison L. Booth and Patrick J. Nolen
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex
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gender identity, controlled experiment, risk aversion, risk attitudes

Gender Differences in Risk Behaviour: Does Nurture Matter?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7198
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 11 Mar 2009
Alison L. Booth and Patrick J. Nolen
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex
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coeducation, controlled experiment, gender, identity, risk attitudes, risk aversion, single-sex schooling

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Birth Order Matters: The Effect of Family Size and Birth Order on Educational Attainment

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Birth Order Matters: The Effect of Family Size and Birth Order on Educational Attainment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1713
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 23 Aug 2005
Alison L. Booth and Hiau Looi Kee
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Family size, birth order, education

Birth Order Matters: The Effect of Family Size and Birth Order on Educational Attainment

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5453
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 25 Apr 2006
Alison L. Booth and Hiau Joo Kee
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Australian National University - Research School of Social Sciences
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Family size, birth order, education, inter-generational effects

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Part-Time Jobs: What Women Want?

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Part-Time Jobs: What Women Want?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4686
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 01 Feb 2010
Alison L. Booth and Jan C. van Ours
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Tilburg University - Department of Economics
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part-time work, happiness, satisfaction, working hours, gender

Part-Time Jobs: What Women Want?

CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2010-05
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 11 Jan 2010
Alison L. Booth and Jan C. van Ours
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Tilburg University - Department of Economics
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part-time work, happiness, satisfaction, working hours, gender

Part-Time Jobs: What Women Want?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7627
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 18 Jan 2010
Alison L. Booth and Jan C. van Ours
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Tilburg University - Department of Economics
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gender, happiness, part-time work, satisfaction, working hours

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Choosing to Compete: How Different are Girls and Boys?

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Choosing to Compete: How Different are Girls and Boys?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4027
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 02 Mar 2009
Alison L. Booth and Patrick J. Nolen
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex
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competitive behaviour, experiment, gender, piece-rate, tournament

Choosing to Compete: How Different are Girls and Boys?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7214
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 07 Apr 2009
Alison L. Booth and Patrick J. Nolen
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex
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competitive behaviour, experiment, gender, piece-rate, tournament

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Training in Europe

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 09 Dec 2003
Wiji Arulampalam, Alison L. Booth and Mark L. Bryan
University of Warwick - Department of Economics, Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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work-related training, gender, fixed term contracts

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Temporary Jobs: Stepping Stones or Dead Ends?

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 15 Apr 2001
Alison L. Booth, Marco Francesconi and Jeff Frank
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), University of Essex and University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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Temporary jobs, fixed term contracts, individual unobserved heterogeneity, job-specific effects

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Hours of Work and Gender Identity: Does Part-Time Work Make the Family Happier?

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Hours of Work and Gender Identity: Does Part-Time Work Make the Family Happier?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1884, CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2006-02
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 13 Jan 2006
Jan C. van Ours and Alison L. Booth
Tilburg University - Department of Economics and Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS)
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part-time work, happiness, gender identity

Hours of Work and Gender Identity: Does Part-Time Work Make the Family Happier?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5438
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 17 Apr 2006
Alison L. Booth and Jan C. van Ours
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Tilburg University - Department of Economics
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Part-time work, happiness, gender identity

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What Happens to the Labour Supply and Schooling of the Children Left Behind by Temporary Migrants?

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What Happens to the Labour Supply and Schooling of the Children Left Behind by Temporary Migrants?

This is an updated version of IZA Discussion Paper 4381 & CEPR Discussion Paper 7440.
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 12 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2018
Alison L. Booth and Yuji Tamura
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Department of Accounting, Data Analytics, Economics and Finance, La Trobe University
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temporary parental migration, human capital investment, child labour, Vietnam Living Standards Survey

Impact of Paternal Temporary Absence on Children Left Behind

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4381
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 15 Oct 2009
Alison L. Booth and Yuji Tamura
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Department of Accounting, Data Analytics, Economics and Finance, La Trobe University
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parental absence, temporary migration, schooling, human capital investment, child labor, Vietnam, VLSS

Impact of Paternal Temporary Absence on Children Left Behind

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7440
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 07 Oct 2009
Alison L. Booth and Yuji Tamura
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Department of Accounting, Data Analytics, Economics and Finance, La Trobe University
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child labor, human capital investment, parental absence, schooling, temporary migration, Vietnam, VLSS

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A Long-Run View of the University Gender Gap in Australia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4916
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 10 May 2010
Alison L. Booth and Hiau Joo Kee
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Australian National University - Research School of Social Sciences
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higher education, gender, Australia

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Wage Determination and Imperfect Competition

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Wage Determination and Imperfect Competition

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 13 Mar 2014
Alison L. Booth
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS)
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wage determination, oligopsony, trade unions, imperfect competition, labour markets

Wage Determination and Imperfect Competition

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8034
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 22 Mar 2014
Alison L. Booth
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS)
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wage determination, oligopsony, trade unions, imperfect competition, labour markets

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Gender Differences in Willingness to Compete: The Role of Culture and Institutions

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Gender Differences in Willingness to Compete: The Role of Culture and Institutions

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10364
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 21 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2023
Alison L. Booth, Elliott Fan, Xin Meng and Dandan Zhang
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), National Taiwan University, Australian National University and National School of Development, Peking University
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gender, competitive choices, behavioural economics, culture

Gender Differences in Willingness to Compete: The Role of Culture and Institutions

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11629
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 14 Nov 2016
Alison L. Booth, Elliott Fan, Xin Meng and Dandan Zhang
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), National Taiwan University, Australian National University and National School of Development, Peking University
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behavioural economics, competitive choices, Culture, economic preferences, Gender

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Gender and Competition

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Gender and Competition

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4300
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 21 Jul 2009
Alison L. Booth
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS)
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glass ceiling, experimental economics, personality differences

Gender and Competition

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7437
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 07 Oct 2009
Alison L. Booth
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS)
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experimental economics, glass ceiling, personality differences

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Intergenerational Transmission of Fertility Patterns in Britain

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2437
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 28 Nov 2006
Alison L. Booth and Hiau Joo Kee
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Australian National University - Research School of Social Sciences
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completed fertility, origin family size, inter-generational effects, counts quantile regression

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Work-Related Training and the New National Minimum Wage in Britain

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 21 Oct 2002
Wiji Arulampalam, Alison L. Booth and Mark L. Bryan
University of Warwick - Department of Economics, Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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Minimum Wages, Human Capital, Work-related Training, Difference-in-differences Estimation

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Oligopsony, Institutions and the Efficiency of General Training

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 06 Dec 2002
Alison L. Booth, Marco Francesconi and Gylfi Zoega
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), University of Essex and University of Iceland
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Training, Oligopsony, Unions, Minimum Wages

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Increasing Returns to Education and the Skills Under-Investment Trap

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1657
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 Jul 2005
Alison L. Booth and Melvyn G. Coles
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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home production, labor supply, returns to education, income tax

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Education, Matching and the Allocative Value of Romance

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Education, Matching and the Allocative Value of Romance

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 20 Jul 2005
Alison L. Booth and Melvyn G. Coles
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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education, participation, matching, marriage, cohabitation

Education, Matching and the Allocative Value of Romance

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5099
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 08 Aug 2005
Alison L. Booth and Melvyn G. Coles
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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Education, participation, matching, marriage, cohabitation

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Performance in Mixed-Sex and Single-Sex Tournaments: What We Can Learn from Speedboat Races in Japan

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10384
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 05 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2023
Alison L. Booth and Eiji Yamamura
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Seinan Gakuin University
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women's labor participation, tournaments, gender and competition, peer effects, gender identity

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Back-to-Front Down-Under? Part-Time/Full-Time Wage Differentials in Australia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2268
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 08 Sep 2006
Alison L. Booth and Margi Wood
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Australian National University (ANU) - Faculty of Economics & Commerce
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part-time, full-time, efficiency hours, gender

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Inequality in Vietnamese Urban-Rural Living Standards, 1993-2006

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Inequality in Vietnamese Urban-Rural Living Standards, 1993-2006

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4987
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 29 Jun 2010
Huong Le, Huong Le, Huong Le and Alison L. Booth
Australian National University (ANU) - Faculty of Economics & CommerceNational Economics University of Vietnam (NEU)Deakin University - Bowater School of Management and Marketing and Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS)
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urban-rural inequality, Vietnam, unconditional quantile regression, Oaxaca decomposition

Inequality in Vietnamese Urban-Rural Living Standards, 1993-2006

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7918
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 19 Jul 2010
Alison L. Booth, Huong Le, Huong Le and Huong Le
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Australian National University (ANU) - Faculty of Economics & CommerceNational Economics University of Vietnam (NEU)Deakin University - Bowater School of Management and Marketing
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Oaxaca decomposition, unconditional quantile regression, urban-rural inequality, Vietnam

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Are There Asymmetries in the Effects of Training on the Conditional Male Wage Distribution?

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Are There Asymmetries in the Effects of Training on the Conditional Male Wage Distribution?

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 03 Feb 2004
Wiji Arulampalam, Alison L. Booth and Mark L. Bryan
University of Warwick - Department of Economics, Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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private sector training, wages, education, quantile regression

Are There Asymmetries in the Effects of Training on the Conditional Male Wage Distribution?

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 07 Apr 2004
Wiji Arulampalam, Alison L. Booth and Mark L. Bryan
University of Warwick - Department of Economics, Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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Private sector training, wages, education, quantile regression

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Do Employers Discriminate by Gender? A Field Experiment in Female-Dominated Occupations

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Do Employers Discriminate by Gender? A Field Experiment in Female-Dominated Occupations

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4690
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 01 Feb 2010
Alison L. Booth and Andrew Leigh
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Australian House of Representatives Parliament House
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employment, field experiments, discrimination, gender

Do Employers Discriminate by Gender? A Field Experiment in Female-Dominated Occupations

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7638
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 20 Jan 2010
Alison L. Booth and Andrew Leigh
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Australian House of Representatives Parliament House
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discrimination, employment, field experiments, gender

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Unions, Work-Related Training, and Wages: Evidence for British Men

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Unions, Work-Related Training, and Wages: Evidence for British Men

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 03 Apr 2003
Alison L. Booth, Marco Francesconi and Gylfi Zoega
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), University of Essex and University of Iceland
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General Training, Human Capital, Union Coverage, Wages

Unions, Work-Related Training, and Wages: Evidence for British Men

Posted: 06 Jan 2004
Alison L. Booth, Marco Francesconi and Gylfi Zoega
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), University of Essex and University of Iceland

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Training, unions and training, unions training and wages, work related training

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Gender and psychological pressure in competitive environments

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Gender and psychological pressure in competitive environments

CAMA Working Paper No. 41/2021
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 12 Apr 2021
Alison L. Booth and Patrick J. Nolen
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex
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psychological pressure, tournament, piece rate, gender, competitive behaviour, experiment

Gender and Psychological Pressure in Competitive Environments

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14174
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 15 Mar 2021
Alison L. Booth and Patrick J. Nolen
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex
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Gender and Psychological Pressure in Competitive Environments

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15888
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 15 Mar 2021
Alison L. Booth and Patrick J. Nolen
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex
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Can Risk-Taking Preferences Be Modified? Some Experimental Evidence

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4751
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 09 May 2014
Alison L. Booth and Patrick J. Nolen
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex
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gender, risk preferences, single-sex groups, cognitive ability

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Cognitive Skills, Gender and Risk Preferences

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6997
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 17 Nov 2012
Alison L. Booth and Pamela Katic
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Australian National University (ANU)
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cognitive ability, risk preferences, risk attitudes, gender

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Salience, Risky Choices and Gender

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Salience, Risky Choices and Gender

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6400
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 10 Mar 2012
Alison L. Booth and Patrick J. Nolen
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex
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gender, salience, risk-aversion, probability weights, cognitive ability

Salience, Risky Choices and Gender

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8868
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 01 Mar 2012
Alison L. Booth and Patrick J. Nolen
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex
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cognitive ability, gender, probability weights, risk-aversion

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Estimating the Wage Elasticity of Labour Supply to a Firm: What Evidence is There for Monopsony?

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Estimating the Wage Elasticity of Labour Supply to a Firm: What Evidence is There for Monopsony?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5167
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 13 Sep 2010
Alison L. Booth and Pamela Katic
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Australian National University (ANU)
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monopsony, imperfect competition, separation, labour supply elasticity

Estimating the Wage Elasticity of Labour Supply to a Firm: What Evidence is There for Monopsony?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7993
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 14 Nov 2010
Alison L. Booth and Pamela Katic
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Australian National University (ANU)
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imperfect competition, labour supply elasticity, monopsony, separation

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The Intergenerational Behavioural Consequences of a Socio-Political Upheaval

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The Intergenerational Behavioural Consequences of a Socio-Political Upheaval

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11991
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 17 Dec 2018
Alison L. Booth, Xin Meng, Elliott Fan and Dandan Zhang
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), Australian National University, National Taiwan University and National School of Development, Peking University
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preferences, behavioural economics, cultural revolution

The Intergenerational Behavioural Consequences of a Socio-Political Upheaval

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13354
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 11 Dec 2018
Alison L. Booth, Elliott Fan, Xin Meng and Dandan Zhang
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), National Taiwan University, Australian National University and National School of Development, Peking University
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behavioural economics, Cultural Revolution, preferences

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Monetary Transfers from Children and the Labour Supply of Elderly Parents: Evidence from Vietnam

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6974
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 11 Nov 2012
Ha Trong Nguyen, Amy Y.C. Liu and Alison L. Booth
Research School of Economics - Australian National University (ANU), Crawford School of Public Policy and Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS)
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old-age support, labour supply, inter-generational transfers, endogenous variable, maximum likelihood

41.

Girls' and Boys' Performance in Competitions: What We Can Learn from a Korean Quiz Show

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Girls' and Boys' Performance in Competitions: What We Can Learn from a Korean Quiz Show

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12182
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 21 May 2019
Alison L. Booth and Jungmin Lee
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Seoul National University - Department of Economics
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gender and competition, tournaments, psychological pressure, risk aversion

Girls' and Boys' Performance in Competitions: What We Can Learn from a Korean Quiz Show

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13552
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Jan 2020
Alison L. Booth and Jungmin Lee
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and Seoul National University - Department of Economics
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gender and competition, psychological pressure, risk, tournaments

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Is Wage Compression a Necessary Condition for Firm-Financed General Training?

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 21 Jun 2001
Alison L. Booth and Gylfi Zoega
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Iceland
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Firm-financed general training, absolute- and relative wage compression

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The Union Membership Wage Premium Puzzle: Is There a Free-Rider Problem?

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The Union Membership Wage Premium Puzzle: Is There a Free-Rider Problem?

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 01 Aug 2001
Alison L. Booth and Mark L. Bryan
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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Member/non-member covered wage premium, employer-employee data

The Union Membership Wage-Premium Puzzle: Is There a Free Rider Problem?

Posted: 13 Apr 2004
Alison L. Booth and Mark L. Bryan
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)

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union membership, free riding, union wage premium

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Outside Offers and the Gender Pay Gap: Empirical Evidence from the UK

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 25 Oct 2002
David Blackaby, Alison L. Booth and Jeff Frank
University of Wales, Swansea, Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of London, Royal Holloway College - Department of Economics
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Gender, promotions, earnings, discrimination

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If You're so Smart, Why Aren't You Rich? Wage Inequality with Heterogenous Workers

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 21 Feb 2002
Alison L. Booth and Gylfi Zoega
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Iceland
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Heterogenous workers, hierarchical assignment models, monopsony, wage compression

46.

Part-Time Employment Traps and Childcare Policy

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 19 May 2004
Alison L. Booth and Melvyn G. Coles
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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Part-time, full-time, education, market failure, childcare

47.

Endogenous Fertility Policy

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 08 Oct 2004
Alison L. Booth and Facundo Sepulveda
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Santiago, Chile
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Political economy, OLG models, social security, endogenous fertility, redistribution

48.

Increasing Returns to Education: Theory and Evidence

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6266
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 22 May 2008
Alison L. Booth, Melvyn G. Coles and Xiaodong Gong
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), University of Essex - Department of Economics and Australian National University (ANU) - School of Economics
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home production, labour supply, returns to education

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The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Labour Supply and Education in an Economy with Household and Market Production

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6265
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 22 May 2008
Alison L. Booth and Melvyn G. Coles
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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fiscal policy, household production, increasing returns, labour supply

50.

Gender Differences in Tournament Performance Over Time: Can Women Catch-Up with Men?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13681
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 30 Apr 2019
Alison L. Booth, Ryohei HAYASHI and Eiji Yamamura
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), Tokai University and Seinan Gakuin University
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Competition, experience, Gender, mixed-sex, peer effects, random assignment, single-sex, tournaments

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Trade Unions and the Welfare of Rural-Urban Migrant Workers in China

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15350
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 03 Nov 2020
Alison L. Booth, Richard B. Freeman, Xin Meng and James Zhang
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Australian National University and Australian National University (ANU)
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China, Rural-Urban Migration, Trade union

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Do Single-Sex Classes Affect Achievement? An Experiment in a Coeducational University

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10221
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 17 Nov 2014
Alison L. Booth, Lina Cardona and Patrick J. Nolen
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), University of Essex and University of Essex
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single-sex, education, experiment, gender

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The Position of Women in UK Academic Economics

Posted: 13 Feb 2001
Alison L. Booth, Jonathan Burton and Karen Mumford
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of York (UK)

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New Men and New Women?: A Comparison of Paid Work Propensities from a Panel Data Perspective

CEPR Discussion Paper Series No. 1775
Posted: 07 Jul 1998
Alison L. Booth, Stephen P. Jenkins and Carlos García Serrano
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Social Policy and Administration and Universidad de Alcala de Henares

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Job Tenure: Does History Matter?

CEPR Discussion Paper Series #1531
Posted: 30 Apr 1997
Alison L. Booth, Marco Francesconi and Carlos García Serrano
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), University of Essex and Universidad de Alcala de Henares

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Who Gets Over the Training Hurdle?: A Study of the Training Experiences of Young Men and Women in Britain

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Who Gets Over the Training Hurdle?: A Study of the Training Experiences of Young Men and Women in Britain

JOURNAL OF POPULATION ECONOMICS, Vol. 10, 1997
Posted: 18 Jun 1997
Wiji Arulampalam and Alison L. Booth
University of Warwick - Department of Economics and Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS)

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Who Gets Over the Training Hurdle?: A Study of the Training Experiences of Young Men and Women in Britain

CEPR Discussion Paper Series No. 1470
Posted: 02 Apr 1997
Wiji Arulampalam and Alison L. Booth
University of Warwick - Department of Economics and Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS)

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