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Smart policy toward high-skill emigrants
Clemens, Michael A. - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)
Immigration officials in rich countries are being asked to become overseas development officials, charged with … compassionate and political sentiments without clear evidence that the regulations achieve the desired development goals and avoid …
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Equal pay legislation and the gender wage gap
Polachek, Solomon W. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Australia it remains around 17%. Thus, the gender pay gap continues to be an important policy issue. …
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Equal pay legislation and the gender wage gap
Polachek, Solomon W. - In: IZA World of Labor (2019)
Australia it remains around 14%. Interestingly, the gender pay gap is relatively small for the young but increases as men and … explain these wage patterns? And what can governments do to speed up wage convergence to close the gender pay gap? Clearly …, the gender pay gap continues to be an important policy issue. …
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Equal pay legislation and the gender wage gap
Polachek, Solomon W. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) May, pp. 1-10
Australia it remains around 17%. Thus, the gender pay gap continues to be an important policy issue. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884441
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Social protection programs for women in developing countries
Cameron, Lisa A. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Women are more likely than men to work in the informal sector and to drop out of the labor force for a time, such as after childbirth, and to be impeded by social norms from working in the formal sector. This work pattern undermines productivity, increases women’s vulnerability to income...
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Social protection programs for women in developing countries
Cameron, Lisa - In: IZA World of Labor (2019)
Women are more likely than men to work in the informal sector and to drop out of the labor force for a time, such as after childbirth, and to be impeded by social norms from working in the formal sector. This work pattern undermines productivity, increases women's vulnerability to income shocks,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984677
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Social protection programs for women in developing countries
Cameron, Lisa A. - In: IZA World of Labor (2014) May, pp. 1-10
Women are more likely than men to work in the informal sector and to drop out of the labor force for a time, such as after childbirth, and to be impeded by social norms from working in the formal sector. This work pattern undermines productivity, increases women’s vulnerability to income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010764628
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Why do we need longitudinal survey data?
Joshi, Heather - In: IZA World of Labor (2016)
Information from longitudinal surveys transforms snapshots of a given moment into something with a time dimension. It illuminates patterns of events within an individual’s life and records mobility and immobility between older and younger generations. It can track the different pathways of men...
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Eliminating discrimination in hiring isn't enough
Alston, Mackenzie - In: IZA World of Labor (2023)
While many firms have recognized the importance of recruiting and hiring diverse job applicants, they should also pay attention to the challenges newly hired diverse candidates may face after entering the company. It is possible that they are being assessed by unequal or unequitable standards...
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Policies to support women’s paid work
Giannelli, Gianna Claudia - In: IZA World of Labor (2015)
Engaging in paid work is generally difficult for women in developing countries. Many women work unpaid in family businesses or on farms, are engaged in low-income self-employment activities, or work in low-paid wage employment. In some countries, vocational training or grants for starting a...
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