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Determinants of South African Women´sLabour Force Participation, 1995–-2004
Ntuli, Miracle - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
women from 38 percent in 1995 to 46 percent in 2004. Even so, theirparticipation has been persistently lower than that of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861531
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Hours of Work and Retirement Behavior
Machado, C. Sofia; Portela, Miguel - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2012
Using a novel dataset from the 2006 Portuguese Labor Force Survey this paper examinesthe impact of a voluntary reduction in hours of work, before retirement, on the moment of exitfrom the labor force. If, as often suggested, flexibility in hours of work is a useful measure topostpone retirement,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009486882
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Spillovers from High-Skill Consumption toLow-Skill Labor Markets
Mazzolari, Francesca; Ragusa, Giuseppe - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
Census data show that since 1980 low-skill workers in the United States have beenincreasingly employed in the provision of non-tradeable time-intensive services - such asfood preparation and cleaning - that can be broadly thought as substitutes of homeproduction activities. Meanwhile the wage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861858
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Trends in Hours and Economic Growth
Ngai, Liwa Rachel; Pissarides, Christopher A. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
We study long-run trends in market hours of work and employment shifts across economicsectors driven by uneven TFP growth in market and home production. We focus on thesubstitutions between market and home production and on the structural transformationbetween agriculture, manufacturing and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005863374
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Acculturation Identity and Labor Market Outcomes
Nekby, Lena; Rödin, Magnus - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
This paper explores the identity formation of a cohort of students with immigrant backgroundsin Sweden and the consequences of identity for subsequent labor market outcomes. Uniquefor this study is that identity is defined according to a two-dimensional acculturationframework based on both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005862803
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On Gender Gaps and Self-fulfilling Expectations : Theory, Policies and Some Empirical Evidence
Rica, Sara de la; Dolado, Juan José; … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
most of the related literature, our model fully relies on statistical discrimination. If firms believe that women will quit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859583
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The Determinants of Female Labour Supply in Belarus
Pastore, Francesco; Verashchagina, Alina - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
have reduced, in the case of Belarus women activity rate has been practically unchanged despite an increase in the gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859745
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Is Part-time Employment Here To Stay? Evidence from the Dutch Labour Force Survey 1992–2005
Bosch, Nicole; Deelen, Anja; Euwals, Rob - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
To balance work and family responsibilities, the Netherlands have chosen a unique model that combines a high female employment rate with a high part-time employment rate. The model is likely to be the result of (societal) preferences as the removal of institutional barriers, like lower marginal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005860615
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Moving Down: Women´s Part-time Work andOccupational Change in Britain 1991–-2001
Connolly, Sara; Gregory, Mary - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
The UK´s Equal Opportunities Commission has recently drawn attention to the hidden braindrain when women working part …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861561
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Part-time Employment Can Be a Life-time Setbackfor Earnings: A Study of British Women 1975–-2001
Connolly, Sara; Gregory, Mary - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
Two particular features of the position of women in the British labour market are theextensive role of part-time work … and the large part-time pay penalty. Part-time work featuresmost prominently when women are in their 30s, the peak … childcare years and, particularly formore educated women, a crucial period for career building... …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861633