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Addison, John T.; Ozturk, Orgul Demet; Wang, Si - 2015

This paper updates the major study by Macpherson and Hirsch (1995) of the effect of the gender composition of … of the gender wage gap. An updated longitudinal analysis using the CPS data is also provided. This examination of two … advantage of offering a longer panel. Analysis of the former suggests the reduction in gender composition effects observed for …

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Promotion and wages in mid-career : gender, unionism, and sector

Addison, John T.; Ozturk, Orgul Demet; Wang, Si - 2012

This paper considers the role of gender in the promotion process and the impact of promotion on wages and wage growth … negative, and not just for females. -- mid-career ; early career ; promotion ; wages ; wage growth ; gender ; unionism ; public …

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Education effects on days hospitalized and days out of work by gender : evidence from Turkey

Tansel, Aysıt; Keskin, Halil Ibrahim - 2017

The strong relationship between various health indicators and education is widely documented. However, the studies that investigate the nature of causality between these variables became available only recently and provide evidence mostly from developed countries. We add to this literature by...

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Gender and competition

Booth, Alison L. - 2009

In almost all European Union countries, the gender wage gap is increasing across the wages distribution. In this … returns and focus especially on those incorporating pyschological factors as an explanation of the gender gap. Research areas … differences between men and women that might lead to gender wage gaps. -- Glass ceiling ; experimental economics ; personality …

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English skills, labour market status and earnings of Turkish women

Di Paolo, Antonio; Tansel, Aysıt - 2019

In this paper, we investigate the effect of the level of English skills on the labour market outcomes of Turkish women, using data from the Adult Education Survey of 2007. By adopting a bivariate equation framework, we jointly model the effect of English skills on labour market status and,...

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Part-time jobs : what women want?

Booth, Alison L.; Ours, Jan C. van - 2010

; satisfaction ; working hours ; gender …

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Minimum wages, labor market institutions, and female employment and unemployment : a cross-country analysis

Addison, John T.; Ozturk, Orgul Demet - 2010

This paper estimates the effect of minimum wage regulation in 16 OECD countries, 1970-2008. Our treatment is motivated by Neumark and Wascher's (2004) seminal cross-country study using panel methods to estimate minimum wage effects among teenagers and young adults. Apart from the longer time...

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Labour as a buffer : do temporary workers suffer?

Booth, Alison L.; Francesconi, Marco; Frank, Jeff - 2002

In this paper, we investigate whether or not there is an equal opportunities dimension to regulating equal pay and conditions for temporary work. We develop a "buffer stock" model of temporary work that suggests a number of reasons why ethnic minorities and women may be more likely to be on...

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