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Three Essays On Racial Wage Differentials In South Africa, Ochas Kashinge Pupwe
Three Essays On Racial Wage Differentials In South Africa, Ochas Kashinge Pupwe
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Wage gaps amongst the different racial groups in South Africa, have remained high post-apartheid. With the enactment and implementation of several empowerment programs aiming at reversing racial marginalization, it is puzzling to see the persistent wage gaps between the white minority and non-white majority. This dissertation seeks to ascertain factors that may account for the persistent wage gap.
The first essay tests for the presence of over-education and its effects on wage determination amongst South Africa’s racial demographic groups. The results indicate that whites were over-educated whilst marginalized populations exhibited significant levels of under-education in 1991 and 2011 and hence …
Three Essays On Gender Differences On Risk Preferences And Credit Market Constraints, Jyoti Rai
Three Essays On Gender Differences On Risk Preferences And Credit Market Constraints, Jyoti Rai
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The disadvantages that women face in the financial market hamper their social and economic well-being. These disadvantages may arise from their own risk preferences or from financial market. The aim of this dissertation is to examine different aspects of the disadvantages that women face in the U.S Financial Market. In that light, I present three essays that analyze gender differences in risk preferences and credit market constraints. I use the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) data for all my empirical analysis.
In the first essay, I examine whether women exhibit greater financial risk aversion than men using attitudinal and behavioral …