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Can maquila booms reduce poverty? : evidence from Honduras
De Hoyos, Rafael E. - 2008
"This paper identifies and estimates the strength of the reduction in poverty linked to improved opportunities for women in the expanding maquila sector. A simulation exercise shows that, at a given point in time, poverty in Honduras would have been 1.5 percentage points higher had the maquila...
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Globalization and the gender wage gap
Oostendorp, Remco H. - 2004
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Gender wage differentials in Brazil : / trends over a turbulent era
Arabsheibani, G. R. - 2003
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Who benefits and how much? : how gender affects welfare impacts of a booming textile industry
Nicita, Alessandro - 2003
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Gender Wage Gap in Thailand
World Bank - 2022
The gender wage gap in Thailand is much less significant than in most countries in the world. The average hourly wage … among female workers, in fact, slightly surpasses that of males. This highly equitable gender wage pattern is seen at all … females in low-wage jobs is as high as in high-wage jobs. One important factor driving this gender wage parity is the higher …
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Career placement of skilled migrants in the U.S. labor market : a dynamic approach
Neagu, Ileana Cristina - 2009
"The initial occupational placements of male immigrants in the U.S. labor market vary significantly by country of origin even when education and other factors are taken into account. Does the heterogeneity persist over time? Using data from the 1980, 1990, and 2000 U.S. Censuses, this study...
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The place premium : wage differences for identical workers across the US border
Clemens, Michael A. - 2008
"This paper compares the wages of workers inside the United States to the wages of observably identical workers outside the United States-controlling for country of birth, country of education, years of education, work experience, sex, and rural-urban residence. This is made possible by new and...
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Discovering the real world : health workers' career choices and early work experience in Ethiopia
Serra, Danila (contributor) - 2010
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The twin effects of globalization
Daveri, Francesco - 2003
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Reducing Vulnerability and Promoting the Self-Employment of Roma in Eastern Europe through Financial Inclusion
World Bank - 2012
This chapter highlights the growing global and European financial inclusion agenda and provides a brief assessment of vulnerability and labor market outcomes for Roma in Eastern Europe. Financial inclusion is considered by many to be among the main instruments to improve welfare, especially...
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