Asaf Levanon
Biographic Data
| ID | 165528 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Asaf Levanon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Asaf |
| FAMILY NAME | Levanon |
| SIGNATURE | LEVANON A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Haifa |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2190-1281 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 294 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Occupational gender composition is related to occupational wages: Causal evidence from a survey experiment investigating occupational devaluation
Occupations with a higher percent of women pay less than occupations with a lower percent of women. One explanation for this difference is the devaluation hypothesis: the idea that occupations with more women are devalued because of the relatively high percentage of women working in the occupations. Decades of research, using observational data from national surveys, find support for the hypothesis. A limitation of this previous research is the p…
Converging mothers' employment trajectories between East and West Germany? A focus on the 2008-childcare-reform
ObjectiveAiming to generate evidence on how contextual conditions shape individuals' opportunities and constraints and, ultimately, life courses, we focus on a period of childcare expansion in reunified Germany. We investigate differences in employment trajectories around mothers' first childbirths to identify potential East-West convergence.BackgroundDuring Germany's division (1949-1990), universal public childcare and female full-time employmen…
Inequality Within the Family: A Comparative Analysis of Gendered Working Time Preferences Among Dual-Earner Couples
The preference for reduced work hours is well-known to be associated with various social ramifications, but research on the determinants of workers’ preference is generally limited to investigating individual and job characteristics. Building on the paradigm of the social construction of gender, the life-course perspective, and scholarship on welfare policy, we examine the relationships between heterosexual dual-earner couples’ work hour arrangem…
Should I Stay (Open) or Should I Close? World Legislatures during the First Wave of Covid-19
Covid-19 has shocked governance systems worldwide. Legislatures, in particular, have been shut down or limited due to the pandemic, yet with divergence from one country to another. In this article, we report results from a cross-sectional quantitative analysis of legislative activity during the initial reaction to this shock and identify the factors accounting for such variation. Exploring legislatures across 159 countries, we find no relation be…
Barriers to social mobility for ethnic minorities: A mixed method research of the prospects of Israeli Arabs
The Causal Effect of Type of Employment on Work-Family Conflict
Israeli Ethno-Religious Differences in Motherhood Penalties on Employment and Earnings
Israeli society presents a unique context for studying motherhood's impacts on employment and earnings: High fertility and marriage rates coincide with high rates of women's education and employment. While past research finds low motherhood penalties in Israel, ethno-religious group differences in these penalties are unexplored. Ours is the first longitudinal study to examine simultaneously motherhood's employment and wage penalties among Israeli…
Explaining the Factors Shaping the Likelihood of Poverty Among Working Families by Using a Concurrent Mixed Method Design
Trends in the demographic composition of poverty among working families in Germany and in Israel, 1991-2011
Labor Market Insiders or Outsiders? A Cross-National Examination of Redistributive Preferences of the Working Poor
Prior research on attitudes toward redistribution documents an association between one’s policy preferences and socioeconomic position, as well as an impact of welfare policy on the mean level of support for redistribution. Building on both traditions, the current paper aims to expand our understanding of the sources of public support for welfare policies by examining the role that social policy plays in shaping the policy preferences of the work…
Changing labour market risks in the service economy: Low wages, part-time employment and the trend in working poverty risks in Germany
The article presents an analysis of the development of labour market risks in Germany in light of changing working poverty risks. Low hourly wages and part-time employment are identified as the main demand-side-related mechanisms for household poverty. Their measurement and development are discussed as well as their contribution to trends in working poverty risks. A rise in low wages, especially among part-time employed households, was decisive f…
The Impact of Family Economic Structure on Dual-Earners’ Career and Family Satisfaction
The Persistence of Extreme Gender Segregation in the Twenty-first Century
Why is there so much occupational sex segregation in the 21st century? The authors cast light on this question by using the O*NET archive of occupation traits to operationalize the concepts of essentialism and vertical inequality more exhaustively than in past research. When the new model is applied to recent U.S. Census data, the results show that much vertical segregation remains even after the physical, analytic, and interactional forms of ess…
Status, National Culture and Customers' Propensity to Complain
Does the Motherhood Wage Penalty Differ by Individual Skill and Country Family Policy? A Longitudinal Study of Ten European Countries
Previous research shows considerable variation in the strength of the motherhood wage penalty across countries, which has partially been attributed to differences in policies supporting maternal employment. Although such policies are usually understood to be complementary, their effects on workers—and especially on employees in jobs of diverse skills levels—may differ. Using longitudinal data from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) for…
Who succeeds as an immigrant? Effects of ethnic community resources and external conditions on earnings attainment
Ethnic social capital: Individual and group level sources and their economic consequences
Grounds for citizenship: Public attitudes in comparative perspective
Occupational Feminization and Pay: Assessing Causal Dynamics Using 1950-2000 U.S. Census Data
Occupations with a greater share of females pay less than those with a lower share, controlling for education and skill. This association is explained by two dominant views: devaluation and queuing. The former views the pay offered in an occupation to affect its female proportion, due to employers' preference for men—a gendered labor queue. The latter argues that the proportion of females in an occupation affects pay, owing to devaluation of work…
Describing Occupational Segregation in Sparse and Incomplete Arrays
The study of sex segregation is increasingly based on log-multiplicative and related models that allow analysts to characterize the amount and structure of segregation independently of (a) the mix of occupations in the economy and (b) the relative size of the male and female labor forces. Although these models are elegant and powerful, methodological complications can arise when the segregation arrays are sparse and small occupations frequently s…
Distributive Justice and Attitudes Toward the Welfare State
Occupational Feminization and Pay: Assessing Causal Dynamics Using 1950-2000 U.S. Census Data
Occupations with a greater share of females pay less than those with a lower share, controlling for education and skill. This association is explained by two dominant views: devaluation and queuing. The former views the pay offered in an occupation to affect its female proportion, due to employers' preference for men—a gendered labor queue. The latter argues that the proportion of females in an occupation affects pay, owing to devaluation of work…
The Persistence of Extreme Gender Segregation in the Twenty-first Century
Why is there so much occupational sex segregation in the 21st century? The authors cast light on this question by using the O*NET archive of occupation traits to operationalize the concepts of essentialism and vertical inequality more exhaustively than in past research. When the new model is applied to recent U.S. Census data, the results show that much vertical segregation remains even after the physical, analytic, and interactional forms of ess…
Distributive Justice and Attitudes Toward the Welfare State
Changing labour market risks in the service economy: Low wages, part-time employment and the trend in working poverty risks in Germany
The article presents an analysis of the development of labour market risks in Germany in light of changing working poverty risks. Low hourly wages and part-time employment are identified as the main demand-side-related mechanisms for household poverty. Their measurement and development are discussed as well as their contribution to trends in working poverty risks. A rise in low wages, especially among part-time employed households, was decisive f…
Grounds for citizenship: Public attitudes in comparative perspective
Does the Motherhood Wage Penalty Differ by Individual Skill and Country Family Policy? A Longitudinal Study of Ten European Countries
Previous research shows considerable variation in the strength of the motherhood wage penalty across countries, which has partially been attributed to differences in policies supporting maternal employment. Although such policies are usually understood to be complementary, their effects on workers—and especially on employees in jobs of diverse skills levels—may differ. Using longitudinal data from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) for…
Ethnic social capital: Individual and group level sources and their economic consequences
Trends in the demographic composition of poverty among working families in Germany and in Israel, 1991-2011
Labor Market Insiders or Outsiders? A Cross-National Examination of Redistributive Preferences of the Working Poor
Prior research on attitudes toward redistribution documents an association between one’s policy preferences and socioeconomic position, as well as an impact of welfare policy on the mean level of support for redistribution. Building on both traditions, the current paper aims to expand our understanding of the sources of public support for welfare policies by examining the role that social policy plays in shaping the policy preferences of the work…
Who succeeds as an immigrant? Effects of ethnic community resources and external conditions on earnings attainment
Should I Stay (Open) or Should I Close? World Legislatures during the First Wave of Covid-19
Covid-19 has shocked governance systems worldwide. Legislatures, in particular, have been shut down or limited due to the pandemic, yet with divergence from one country to another. In this article, we report results from a cross-sectional quantitative analysis of legislative activity during the initial reaction to this shock and identify the factors accounting for such variation. Exploring legislatures across 159 countries, we find no relation be…
Status, National Culture and Customers' Propensity to Complain
Explaining the Factors Shaping the Likelihood of Poverty Among Working Families by Using a Concurrent Mixed Method Design
Describing Occupational Segregation in Sparse and Incomplete Arrays
The study of sex segregation is increasingly based on log-multiplicative and related models that allow analysts to characterize the amount and structure of segregation independently of (a) the mix of occupations in the economy and (b) the relative size of the male and female labor forces. Although these models are elegant and powerful, methodological complications can arise when the segregation arrays are sparse and small occupations frequently s…
Israeli Ethno-Religious Differences in Motherhood Penalties on Employment and Earnings
Israeli society presents a unique context for studying motherhood's impacts on employment and earnings: High fertility and marriage rates coincide with high rates of women's education and employment. While past research finds low motherhood penalties in Israel, ethno-religious group differences in these penalties are unexplored. Ours is the first longitudinal study to examine simultaneously motherhood's employment and wage penalties among Israeli…
The Impact of Family Economic Structure on Dual-Earners’ Career and Family Satisfaction
Distributive Justice and Attitudes Toward the Welfare State
Describing Occupational Segregation in Sparse and Incomplete Arrays
The study of sex segregation is increasingly based on log-multiplicative and related models that allow analysts to characterize the amount and structure of segregation independently of (a) the mix of occupations in the economy and (b) the relative size of the male and female labor forces. Although these models are elegant and powerful, methodological complications can arise when the segregation arrays are sparse and small occupations frequently s…
Occupational Feminization and Pay: Assessing Causal Dynamics Using 1950-2000 U.S. Census Data
Occupations with a greater share of females pay less than those with a lower share, controlling for education and skill. This association is explained by two dominant views: devaluation and queuing. The former views the pay offered in an occupation to affect its female proportion, due to employers' preference for men—a gendered labor queue. The latter argues that the proportion of females in an occupation affects pay, owing to devaluation of work…
Grounds for citizenship: Public attitudes in comparative perspective
Ethnic social capital: Individual and group level sources and their economic consequences
Who succeeds as an immigrant? Effects of ethnic community resources and external conditions on earnings attainment
Does the Motherhood Wage Penalty Differ by Individual Skill and Country Family Policy? A Longitudinal Study of Ten European Countries
Previous research shows considerable variation in the strength of the motherhood wage penalty across countries, which has partially been attributed to differences in policies supporting maternal employment. Although such policies are usually understood to be complementary, their effects on workers—and especially on employees in jobs of diverse skills levels—may differ. Using longitudinal data from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) for…
The Impact of Family Economic Structure on Dual-Earners’ Career and Family Satisfaction
The Persistence of Extreme Gender Segregation in the Twenty-first Century
Why is there so much occupational sex segregation in the 21st century? The authors cast light on this question by using the O*NET archive of occupation traits to operationalize the concepts of essentialism and vertical inequality more exhaustively than in past research. When the new model is applied to recent U.S. Census data, the results show that much vertical segregation remains even after the physical, analytic, and interactional forms of ess…
Status, National Culture and Customers' Propensity to Complain
Labor Market Insiders or Outsiders? A Cross-National Examination of Redistributive Preferences of the Working Poor
Prior research on attitudes toward redistribution documents an association between one’s policy preferences and socioeconomic position, as well as an impact of welfare policy on the mean level of support for redistribution. Building on both traditions, the current paper aims to expand our understanding of the sources of public support for welfare policies by examining the role that social policy plays in shaping the policy preferences of the work…
Changing labour market risks in the service economy: Low wages, part-time employment and the trend in working poverty risks in Germany
The article presents an analysis of the development of labour market risks in Germany in light of changing working poverty risks. Low hourly wages and part-time employment are identified as the main demand-side-related mechanisms for household poverty. Their measurement and development are discussed as well as their contribution to trends in working poverty risks. A rise in low wages, especially among part-time employed households, was decisive f…
Trends in the demographic composition of poverty among working families in Germany and in Israel, 1991-2011
Explaining the Factors Shaping the Likelihood of Poverty Among Working Families by Using a Concurrent Mixed Method Design
The Causal Effect of Type of Employment on Work-Family Conflict
Israeli Ethno-Religious Differences in Motherhood Penalties on Employment and Earnings
Israeli society presents a unique context for studying motherhood's impacts on employment and earnings: High fertility and marriage rates coincide with high rates of women's education and employment. While past research finds low motherhood penalties in Israel, ethno-religious group differences in these penalties are unexplored. Ours is the first longitudinal study to examine simultaneously motherhood's employment and wage penalties among Israeli…
Inequality Within the Family: A Comparative Analysis of Gendered Working Time Preferences Among Dual-Earner Couples
The preference for reduced work hours is well-known to be associated with various social ramifications, but research on the determinants of workers’ preference is generally limited to investigating individual and job characteristics. Building on the paradigm of the social construction of gender, the life-course perspective, and scholarship on welfare policy, we examine the relationships between heterosexual dual-earner couples’ work hour arrangem…
Should I Stay (Open) or Should I Close? World Legislatures during the First Wave of Covid-19
Covid-19 has shocked governance systems worldwide. Legislatures, in particular, have been shut down or limited due to the pandemic, yet with divergence from one country to another. In this article, we report results from a cross-sectional quantitative analysis of legislative activity during the initial reaction to this shock and identify the factors accounting for such variation. Exploring legislatures across 159 countries, we find no relation be…
Barriers to social mobility for ethnic minorities: A mixed method research of the prospects of Israeli Arabs
Converging mothers' employment trajectories between East and West Germany? A focus on the 2008-childcare-reform
ObjectiveAiming to generate evidence on how contextual conditions shape individuals' opportunities and constraints and, ultimately, life courses, we focus on a period of childcare expansion in reunified Germany. We investigate differences in employment trajectories around mothers' first childbirths to identify potential East-West convergence.BackgroundDuring Germany's division (1949-1990), universal public childcare and female full-time employmen…
Occupational gender composition is related to occupational wages: Causal evidence from a survey experiment investigating occupational devaluation
Occupations with a higher percent of women pay less than occupations with a lower percent of women. One explanation for this difference is the devaluation hypothesis: the idea that occupations with more women are devalued because of the relatively high percentage of women working in the occupations. Decades of research, using observational data from national surveys, find support for the hypothesis. A limitation of this previous research is the p…
Economics (15 works) · Sociology (13 works) · Demographic economics (11 works) · Political science (10 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Economic growth (8 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (7 works) · Labour economics (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (6 works)