This paper provides novel evidence on the causal effect on female employment of labor market deregulation by using the … data, we find a statistically significant and economically meaningful impact on female employment of this particular piece … employment. Our finding is consistent with the recent literature that points to the importance of paying particular attention to …

Despite having one of the most celebrated labor market integration policies, the native-immigrant employment gap in … the employment gap between male immigrants and natives. The results show that the traditional human capital theory only …, large unexplained employment gaps still persists between immigrants and natives and between migrant categories. Our analysis …

demand side, employment in sectors appropriate for educated women grew less than the supply of educated workers, leading many …

, informal child care, and informal employment opportunities prevail, find mixed results. Using Mexican census data, I find a … positive effect of an instrument-induced increase in fertility on maternal employment driven by an increase in informal work … this complier-specific effect indicate that the response in informal employment is non-negative for the entire sample …