Colin D. Sullivan

University of Pittsburgh
Colin D. Sullivan

Colin is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh. He uses experiments to study labour markets, organ markets, and other matching markets, with a focus on measuring preferences through incentive design. He received his Ph.D. in Applied Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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श्रम बाज़ार में महिलाओं के खिलाफ पितृसत्तात्मक भेदभाव

कई कम आय वाले देशों में महिलाएं अक्सर श्रम बाज़ार से बाहर रह जाती हैं। इस लेख में पितृसत्तात्मक भेदभाव के रूप में एक नई व्याख्या प्रस्तुत की गई है- महिलाओं को खतरनाक या अप्रिय कार्यों से बचाने के लिए पुरुषों को प्राथमिकता दी जाती है। बांग्लादेश में रात्रि पाली की नौकरियों और श्रमिकों के परिवहन और सब्सिडी के प्रावधान से जुड़े क्षेत्र में हुए प्रयोग में नियोक्ताओं के बीच इस तरह के भेदभाव के सबूत मिलते हैं।

28 August 2024
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Paternalistic discrimination against women in the labour market

Women in many low-income countries are often excluded from the labour market. This article proposes a new explanation in the form of paternalistic discrimination – the preferential hiring of men to protect women from dangerous or unpleasant tasks. Based on a field experiment in Bangladesh involving night-shift jobs and provision of worker transport and subsidies, it finds evidence of such discrimination among employers

21 August 2024
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