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No Interest: The Marginalization of Women in Academic Finance – Cordelia Fine, Nitin Yadav & Carsten Murawski
- Academic finance is dominated by male authors from US institutions.
- This literature marginalizes women’s interests, despite men’s dominance in finance.
- The most common gender-related research asks how women could benefit others.
- Women’s authorship is greater on articles that include sex/gender analysis.
- Women’s greater representation could increase knowledge that benefits women.
How Gender and Work Status Shape Political Ideology: Evidence from Homemakers in Spain – İpek İlkkaracan & Izaskun Zuazu
- The interaction between gender and paid and unpaid work status drives political ideology.
- Homemaking status is identified as a strong driver of conservative political positioning in Spain, similar to findings for Italy and Turkey.
- Macroeconomic trends in women’s labor force participation predict women’s greater support of left-wing political parties.
- Macroeconomic growth patterns that exclude women from jobs may trigger a political tendency toward authoritarian conservative regimes.
Land Tenure and Children’s Health: Evidence From China – Li Fang & Chuanhao Tian
- In China, children are 9 percent more likely to be obese when denied land tenure.
- Children are 7 percent more likely to be obese when their mothers are denied land tenure.
- The denial of land tenure affects boys’ health more than girls’.
Urban Public Transportation Access and Women’s Labor Supply: Evidence From A Natural Spatial Experiment in Monterrey, Mexico – Jaime J. Escobedo, Jorge O. Moreno & Cecilia Y. Cuellar
Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture: Reflections from a Long-Term Collaboration Using Mixed Methods – Cheryl Doss & Deborah Rubin
- Using mixed methods, global and interdisciplinary research collaborations offer new insights into women’s empowerment.
- Empowerment emerges as a multifaceted concept both within and across locations.
- Examples on asset ownership, decision making, and time use illuminate this approach.
- Success in collaborative research requires long-term funding and strong leadership.
The Potential Macroeconomic Effects of the Build Back Better Care Investments – Lenore Palladino & Chirag Lala
Review Articles:
- The Routledge Handbook of Feminist Economics. By Günseli Berik and Ebru Kongar. – Izaskun Zuazu
- Feminist Political Economy: A Global Perspective. By Sara Cantillon, Odile Mackett, and Sara Stevano. – Yazgı Genç