This study seeks to determine the effect on the gender employment gap and women's employment of the extension of … extensions of maternity leave and the gender employment gap in Viet Nam. The findings show that, on average, the new law did not … exacerbate the gender employment gap, and there was a narrowing of the gap in the formal jobs sector compared to the waged jobs …

on wages. We observe high levels of demand for skilled labour that have intensified a trend already established before … 1994. Over the period 2001-12 employment within the primary sectors collapsed, employment in the manufacturing sector did … not increase, while employment in the tertiary sectors such as financial services and community services grew. High- and …

The phased elimination of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement has been one of the most compelling trade policy reforms of the … global south. The textile and clothing industry is the largest foreign exchange earner and the largest employment provider in … under which such a global policy could well raise labourers' income and generate more employment. …

In South Africa, the manufacturing sector -- important for growth and employment creation -- has shown declining growth …). Offshoring influences jobs and wages differently depending on the type of industry and worker. We provide a nuanced view of … countries, we find that offshoring generally lowers employment in manufacturing firms, and seems to increase the percentage of …

nature of occupational employment in explaining the rising earnings inequality during the same period. First, we find …

production and patterns of employment, with important consequences on task composition of occupations. This paper has utilized …

dimension of employment. By exploiting rich micro-level data on Ethiopian workers, we evaluate the effect of the Ethiopian trade … more exposed to trade liberalization experienced reductions in their employment levels, especially in female employment. We …This paper analyses the impact of trade liberalization on local labour markets in Ethiopia, with a focus on the gender …

from trade. We show that gains in intermediate sectors spill-over to downstream sectors such that firms using more inputs …-over is better quality, domestically produced inputs. Ignoring the gains from trade through this mechanism may significantly … underestimate the impact of trade on productivity. …