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The impact of employer discrimination on female labor market outcomes : experimental evidence from Tunisia
Alaref, Jumana; Towfighian, Samira Nikaein; Paez, Gustavo N. - 2020
The role of employer discrimination in widening labor market differences between men and women has been hypothesized and investigated in different settings. Using a field experiment, this paper examines the presence and magnitude of gender-based discrimination by employers at the point of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012297473
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Fertility and parental labor-force participation : new evidence from a developing country in the Balkans
Trako, Iva - 2019
This paper examines the effect of fertility on parental labor force participation in a developing country in the … address the potential endogeneity in the fertility decision, the analysis exploits the Albanian parental preference for having …-section of parents with at least two children, the analysis finds a positive and statistically significant effect of fertility on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059052
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Comparative advantage, international trade, and fertility
Đỗ-Quý-Toàn; Levchenko, Andrei; Raddatz, Claudio E. - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010386508
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Changes in female employment in Mexico : demographics, economics, and policies
López Acevedo, Gladys; Freije, Samuel; Bahena, Mexico … - 2020
The unemployment and labor force participation gender gaps narrowed in Mexico after the 2008 global economic crisis, when female labor force participation increased. This paper aims to understand female labor force participation growth and identify its main determinants. For that purpose, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012257042
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Can mothers afford to work in Poland : labor supply incentives of social benefits and childcare costs
Bargu, Ali; Morgandi, Matteo - 2018
context of a recently introduced fertility promotion benefit in Poland. The paper is based on an adapted version of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011794756
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Education, externalities, fertility, and economic growth
Weale, Martin - 1992
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Development of the Zimbabwe family planning program
Zinanga, Alex F. - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000138762
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Social gains from female education : a cross-national study
Subbarao, Kalanidhi; Raney, Laura - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000138754
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Combining growth and gender diagnostics for the benefit of both
Ianchovichina, Elena; Leipziger, Danny M. - 2019
Women's economic empowerment is not a new issue; nevertheless, it continues to challenge governments and development assistance agencies. One of the reasons for this hurdle may well be that gender advocates and growth devotees are speaking different languages when there is a huge space for them...
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