similar to that in other parts of the country. The pattern of low employment rates and comparable wages is consistent with a … combination of low demand for labor and greater reluctance to work in these regions, which each depress employment but have … formal finance, which may also contribute to a lack of self-employment opportunities …

This paper offers for the first time a global picture of gender discrimination by the law as it affects women … Women, Business and the Law database, the paper documents large and persistent gender inequalities, especially with regard …

leads to gender divergence in relative mobility for the children of highly educated fathers. In urban China, and urban and …This paper incorporates gender bias against girls in the family, school and labor market in a model of … mobility. This paper tests these predictions in India and China using data not subject to coresidency bias. The evidence …

in terms of employment opportunities, labor market earnings, and access to tertiary education in Indonesia. With data … students in 1997 to examine their schooling and employment status in 2000. The findings demonstrate that: (1) attendance at … vocational secondary schools results in neither market advantage nor disadvantage in terms of employment opportunities and …