builds on the existing literature on the effect of marriage on women's employment in MENA. Besides examining how different … in the extent to which self-employment after marriage is available to women to compensate for the reduction in wage … employment opportunities. …

gaps in employment and earnings. We find that women have notably lower employment rates and earnings than men, even though … earnings gaps are higher in self-employment than in wage employment. Tertiary education and urban location account for a large … part of the gender earnings gap and mitigate high female propensity to self-employment. Our findings suggest that policies …

This research explores the long-term equilibrium relationship between unemployment and labour force participation rates … focused on the study of time series is used to validate the unemployment invariance hypothesis and explore added and … the unemployment invariance hypothesis in several countries appears to reflect some rigidities that prevent the …

force and employment outcomes of rural women between 2011 and 2019. Using a generalized difference-in-differences approach …, we find that SHG membership is positively associated with labor force participation and employment of rural women. We … also find evidence that SHG membership is associated with a shift towards self-employment and a crowd-out of casual work …

Although the quantitative relationship between employment cyclicality and wage cyclicality is central for the dynamics … relationship between employment cyclicality and wage cyclicality at the establishment level. We use this micro-estimate as a …

education, we find a large and positive effect of tertiary education on employment. It confirms the important role of education … in reducing gender gap in employment. …

estimates, few variables predict changes in unemployment rates. Using panel data for 29 European countries - Austria; Belgium …Unemployment is notoriously difficult to predict. In previous studies, once country fixed effects are added to panel … predict changes in the unemployment rate 12 months in advance based on individuals' fears of unemployment, their perceptions …