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Measuring The Economic Costs Of Workplace Sexual Harassment On Women, Maureen R. Cowhey
Measuring The Economic Costs Of Workplace Sexual Harassment On Women, Maureen R. Cowhey
Scripps Senior Theses
Workplace sexual harassment costs the government and companies millions of dollars a year. Women who experience sexual harassment in the workplace suffer from negative mental and physical health problems, lower career attainment, decreased productivity, and a higher rate of job turnover. Sexual harassment is both costly and unjust, however the exact cost to women who experience sexual harassment is unknown. This thesis will measure the impact of workplace sexual harassment on wages in different industries. Using data on claims filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, I calculate and analyze the impact of sexual harassment on wages, age, sex, and …
New Technology, Old Ways? The Gender Price Discount In Online Contemporary Art Auctions, Madeleine Peterson
New Technology, Old Ways? The Gender Price Discount In Online Contemporary Art Auctions, Madeleine Peterson
Scripps Senior Theses
There is evidence there is a global gender price gap in traditional global art auctions. Taking into account recent technological advances in the secondary art market, this study examines if there is a gender gap for the sale prices of female artists’ work in the contemporary, online art auction market. The analysis uses a unique data set of art works sold in Christie’s Online-Only Auctions for the year of 2018. We regress measures of price on gender and controls for various characteristics of the art work and artist. We find that while there is discount in prices of 17% for …