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features of the Becker model of discrimination, amely, that the extent of discrimination is affected by relative supply …
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include gender wage gaps and wage discrimination. The papers provide insight into the magnitude and sources of gender, racial …
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Pay and employment equity initiatives clearly have been important policies in Canada and the United States. While the policies appear to have had some positive effects for some members of the target groups for which they are to apply, large gaps still remain in the pay and employment...
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate wage differentials and wage discrimination among 9,035 male and female …”, stemming from differences in human capital characteristics, while 28.8 per cent were “illegitimate”, due to wage discrimination … discrimination, affirmative action and comparable worth can serve as a partial remedy.  …
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In this paper, we devise a new methodology to analyse the gender differences in wage inequality. We first examine some … Swiss data for the years 1991 and 1995. It appears that the greatest contribution to gender wage inequality differences in …
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been applied for the determination of wage discrimination between genders. One serious problem with the SAKE data is that …
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to distinguish the “male advantage” and “female advantage” portions of the gender wage gap. As an illustration, a … decomposition of the gender wage gap is performed with the modified method, using data from 15 OECD countries. Findings – The …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how both gender and facial attractiveness affect job candidates …’ chances of obtaining interviews in China’s dynamic internet job board labor market. It examines how discrimination based on … candidates appear equally productive in terms of their work histories and educational backgrounds. The authors control gender and …
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integration problems; natives' general negative attitudes are a key factor of their challenging situation; discrimination is … anti-discrimination laws is desirable. Originality/value -- Using a unique dataset, the innovative study is the first to …
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Purpose – The objective of the paper is to shed light on the prima facie divergence of work values of various ethnic minorities in France. The paper aims to evaluate the influence of entrepreneurial capital on labour market values and outcomes for each ethnic minority....
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