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Do labour market conditions affect the extent of gender discrimination?
Arceo, Eva; Campos-Vázquez, Raymundo M. - 2016
discrimination. In this paper we aim at analysing the effect of local labour market conditions on a firm's decision to discriminate …. We use a direct measure of discrimination using online job advertisements which use ascriptive characteristics (such as … discrimination. In theory, the effect of the unemployment rate on discrimination is ambiguous. Using data from over 300,000 online …
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Gender identity and female labour supply in Brazil
Codazzi, Karen; Pero, Valéria Lúcia; Sant'Anna, André - 2017
Over the last half-century, the role of women in society has changed substantially. However, the gender income gap and the difference in labour force participation persist. Akerlof and Kranton introduce the concept of identity from sociology and social psychology at the economic analysis; based...
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Ban on female migrant workers: Skills-differentiated evidence from Sri Lanka
Weeraratne, Bilesha - 2021
This study examines the skills-differentiated impact of a restrictive female labour migration policy in Sri Lanka using monthly departure data from 2012 to 2018 in a difference-indifference model. The Family Background Report policy has resulted in decreasing departures among lower-skilled...
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Gender divide in agricultural productivity in Mozambique
Morgado, João; Salvucci, Vincenzo - 2016
the structural part, potentially linked to technical efficiency, pure discrimination, or other unobservable …
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Closing the gap: Gender and innovation
Barasa, Laura - 2020
Innovation generally takes place in male-dominated industries. A gender gap might therefore exist. This study used data from the 2015 Tanzania Firm-Level Skills Survey to investigate the gender innovation gap between female-owned enterprises and male-owned enterprises. A non-linear...
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Does connectivity reduce gender gaps in off-farm employment? Evidence from 12 low- and middle-income countries
Egger, Eva-Maria; Arslan, Asl¸han; Zucchini, Emanuele - 2021
Gender gaps in labour force participation in developing countries persist despite income growth or structural change. We assess this persistence across economic geographies within countries, focusing on youth employment in off-farm wage jobs. We combine household survey data from 12 low- and...
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Female managers and firm performance: Evidence from the Caribbean countries
Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada; Lo Bue, Maria C. - 2021
This paper investigates whether firm performance differs significantly when comparing firms with female and male top managers in the Caribbean region. We use survey data with detailed information on gender for firms in 13 Caribbean countries. Our methodology is based on Blinder- Oaxaca...
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Gender and vulnerable employment in the developing world: Evidence from global microdata
Lo Bue, Maria C.; Santos Silva, Manuel; Sen, Kunal - 2021
This paper investigates gender inequality in vulnerable employment: forms of employment typically featuring high precariousness, inadequate earnings, and lack of decent working conditions. Using a large collection of harmonized household surveys from developing countries, we measure long-term...
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Determinants of gender gaps in youth employment in urban Mozambique
Bischler, Jana; Egger, Eva-Maria; Jasper, Paul; … - 2022
In this study, we explore the correlates of the employment gender gap among urban youth in Mozambique. Young people are confronted with simultaneous decisions about education, work and family life influenced by social norms around gender roles. Using data from a panel of individuals in 2017 and...
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Discrimination, social capital, and financial constraints: The case of Viet Nam
Pham, Tho; Talavera, Oleksandr - 2017
provide evidence for discrimination against female-owned enterprises in the formal lending market. Specifically, female …. No discrimination in formal credit markets may arise from the preference for informal loans over formal loans - that is …
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