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The impact of early marriage on women's employment in the Middle East and North Africa
Asʿad, Rāǧī; Krafft, Caroline; Selwaness, Irene - 2017
Marriage is a central stage in the transition to adulthood in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This paper builds on the existing literature on the effect of marriage on women's employment in MENA. Besides examining how different types of work are affected by early marriage (defined as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012113827
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Explaining the MENA paradox : rising educational attainment, yet stagnant female labor force participation
Asʿad, Rāǧī; Hendy, Rana; Lassassi, Moundir; … - 2018
the "MENA paradox." Even if increases in participation are observed, they are typically in the form of rising unemployment … increase in opportunities in the formal private sector, leading to increases in female unemployment or declines in … participation in different labor market states (public sector, private wage work, non-wage work, unemployment and non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011810299
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Labour market participation and atypical employment over the life cycle : a cohort analysis for Germany
Bachmann, Ronald; Felder, Rahel; Tamm, Marcus - 2018
Recent research shows that start-ups are important for job creation, but these firms are also inherently volatile. We use linked employer-employee data to examine the relative importance of firm age and firm size for job creation and destruction in Brazil. Firm age is a more important...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011955331
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Labour market participation and atypical employment over the life cycle : a cohort analysis for Germany
Bachmann, Ronald; Felder, Rahel; Tamm, Marcus - 2018
We use data from the adult cohort of the National Education Panel Study to analyse the changes in the employment histories of cohorts born after World War II and the role of atypical employment in this context. Younger cohorts are characterised by acquiring more education, by entering into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011954072
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It's a woman's world? : occupational structure and the rise of female employment in Germany
Bachmann, Ronald; Stepanyan, Gayane - 2020
We analyse whether the rise in female labour force participation in Germany over the last decades can be explained by technological progress increasing the demand for non-routine social and cognitive skills, traditionally attributed to women. We do so by examining which task groups and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012435551
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It's a woman's world? : occupational structure and the rise of female employment in Germany
Bachmann, Ronald; Stepanyan, Gayane - 2020
We analyse whether the rise in female labour force participation in Germany over the last decades can be explained by technological progress increasing the demand for non-routine social and cognitive skills, traditionally attributed to women. We do so by examining which task groups and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012405648
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Technological progress, occupational structure and gender gaps in the German labour market
Bachmann, Ronald; Gonschor, Myrielle - 2022
We analyze if technological progress and the corresponding change in the occupational structure have improved the relative position of women in the labour market. We show that the share of women rises most strongly in non-routine cognitive and manual occupations, but declines in routine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013275389
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Technological progress, occupational structure and gender gaps in the German labour market
Bachmann, Ronald; Gonschor, Myrielle - 2022
We analyze if technological progress and the corresponding change in the occupational structure have improved the relative position of women in the labour market. We show that the share of women rises most strongly in non-routine cognitive and manual occupations, but declines in routine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013281272
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The structure of the labor force and employment in Sudan
Krafft, Caroline; Asʿad, Rāǧī; Cortes-Mendosa, Adriana - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014487384
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The evolution of labor supply in Egypt from 1988-2018 : a gendered analysis
Krafft, Caroline; Asʿad, Rāǧī; Keo, Caitlyn - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012145019