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- Gender pay gap: why do male CEOs with daughters pay women more?
- Like cholesterol, inequality cuts both ways
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Category Archives: Inequality
Gender pay gap: why do male CEOs with daughters pay women more?
Should a woman tending to personal care needs of an elderly person be paid more or less than a male garbage disposal worker? The government’s decision to support a pay rise for 150,000 social and community services workers delivers a … Continue reading
Posted in Behavioural Economics, Employment, Inequality
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Like cholesterol, inequality cuts both ways
SHOULD we worry about rising inequality? Protests across the United States under the Occupy Wall Street banner are in part a spontaneous outcry at the outrageous post-crisis salaries of Wall Street “bailoutees”. But they also find roots in a deeper, … Continue reading
Posted in Global Financial Crisis, Inequality
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