Isabelle Sin
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View article: Why are there more accidents on Mondays? Economic incentives, ergonomics or externalities
Why are there more accidents on Mondays? Economic incentives, ergonomics or externalities Open
Introduction Research consistently finds more workplace injuries occur on Mondays than on other weekdays. One hypothesis is that workers fraudulently claim that off-the-job weekend sprains and strains occurred at work on the Monday in orde…
View article: The lasting impact of external shocks on political opinions and populist voting
The lasting impact of external shocks on political opinions and populist voting Open
We use electoral survey data linked to disaggregated geographical data to examine the impact that two external shocks had on the initial development and long‐term success of New Zealand First (NZF), one of the oldest populist parties in th…
View article: Connecting with family, friends and others
Connecting with family, friends and others Open
This article casts light on informal caregiving, an essential aspect of the international postgraduate researcher (PGR) experience, but which is often invisible in literature and discourses on international education. Drawing from qualitat…
View article: Persecution and Migrant Self-Selection: Evidence from the Collapse of the Communist Bloc
Persecution and Migrant Self-Selection: Evidence from the Collapse of the Communist Bloc Open
How does persecution affect who migrates?We analyze migrants' self-selection out of the USSR and its satellite states before and after the collapse of Communism using census microdata from the three largest destination countries: Germany, …
View article: Involuntary job loss: Welfare effects, earnings impacts and policy options
Involuntary job loss: Welfare effects, earnings impacts and policy options Open
Workers who experience involuntary job loss suffer from deep and persistent negative consequences. In this paper, we first summarise the evidence on the effects of involuntary job loss on displaced workers’ wellbeing. We conclude that disp…
View article: The gender wage gap among medical specialists: a quantitative analysis of the hourly pay of publicly employed senior doctors in New Zealand
The gender wage gap among medical specialists: a quantitative analysis of the hourly pay of publicly employed senior doctors in New Zealand Open
Objectives To estimate the gender gap in hourly wages earned by medical specialists in their main jobs after controlling for age, number of hours worked and medical specialty. Design Observational using governmental administrative and surv…
View article: Replication data for: What Drives the Gender Wage Gap? Examining the Roles of Sorting, Productivity Differences, Bargaining and Discrimination]
Replication data for: What Drives the Gender Wage Gap? Examining the Roles of Sorting, Productivity Differences, Bargaining and Discrimination] Open
Sin, Isabelle, Stillman, Steven, and Fabling, Richard, (2022) “What Drives the Gender Wage Gap? Examining the Roles of Sorting, Productivity Differences, Bargaining, and Discrimination.” Review of Economics and Statistics 104:4, 636–651.
View article: Where to from Here? Women Remain Absent from Senior Academic Positions at Aotearoa New Zealand’s Universities
Where to from Here? Women Remain Absent from Senior Academic Positions at Aotearoa New Zealand’s Universities Open
In light of policies and programs designed to address the domination of academic positions by male, frequently white individuals, we review the participation of women, one of multiple minority identities within the academy, in Aotearoa New…
View article: Projecting the effect of climate-change-induced increases in extreme rainfall on residential property damages
Projecting the effect of climate-change-induced increases in extreme rainfall on residential property damages Open
<p class="western" lang="en-NZ"><span lang="en-US">New Zealand&#8217;s public insurer, the Earthquake Commission (EQC), provides residential insurance for some weather-related damage. Climate c…
View article: The effect of trial periods in employment on firm hiring behavior
The effect of trial periods in employment on firm hiring behavior Open
Recent changes in New Zealand law decreased the cost of dismissing employees within their first 3 months with an employer, with the aim of encouraging firms to increase hiring by reducing the associated risk. We use monthly linked employer…
View article: The settlement experience of Pacific migrants in New Zealand: Insights from LISNZ and the IDI
The settlement experience of Pacific migrants in New Zealand: Insights from LISNZ and the IDI Open
New Zealand has a long history of migration from the Pacific. Migrants from the Pacific, like all people moving to a new country, face the challenges of finding suitable employment and a place to live, accessing education, and forming new …
View article: Parenthood and labour market outcomes
Parenthood and labour market outcomes Open
This study combines administrative monthly earnings data, birth records, and survey data on hours worked and earnings to describe the labour market outcomes of men and women as they have children, and how parenthood contributes to the gend…
View article: How did removing student allowances for postgraduate study affect students choices?
How did removing student allowances for postgraduate study affect students choices? Open
From 1 January 2013, students in New Zealand who entered postgraduate qualifications other than Honours were no longer eligible to receive student allowances. We use individual-level administrative data that includes tertiary enrolment inf…