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Differences between men and women in non-cognitive skills could be the reason why the gender gap closing didn’t improve … likely to influence wages but also occupational choices, the decomposition of wage differentials proposed by Brown, Moon and … determine wages, but also the potentially discriminatory nature of occupational segregation. We find that differences in non …
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We study the relationship between wages, human capital accumulation and work organisation in Morocco using matched … worker-firm data for Metallurgical-electrical and Textile-clothing firms. While wages are found to rise with all human … capital characteristics, returns to education and experience are much higher for the upper wages. Participation in on …
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Background In many OECD countries, the gender differences in physicians’ pay favour male doctors. Due to the feminisation of the doctor profession, it is essential to measure this income gap in the French context of Fee-for-service payment (FFS) and then to precisely identify its determinants....
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characteristics rather than in differences in characteristics between men and women. …
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Young people in Africa are confronted with many difficulties when it comes to their integration in the labour markets and their research for decent and productive jobs. Research on the links between formal education and vocational training and their economic returns are especially crucial in...
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A phenomenon clearly distinguishes men from women as regards work places: absenteeism. The current literature … establishes as an unquestionable fact that women are more absent from work then men. To explain the discrepancies between men and … women absenteeism rate, some researchers highlight off-work determinants such as family responsibilities (duties). Actually …
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In this paper, we consider a model of on-the-job learning where workers learn informally by watching and imitating colleagues. We estimate the rate of knowledge diffusion inside the firm using three matched worker-firm data sets from Benin, Morocco and Senegal. We rely on non-linear least...
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The authors examine wages and working conditions in meat processing and confectionery in France. Working there may not … require much skill, or command good wages and working conditions, but this article reveals a more complex, positive situation …
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