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Gender gap in the CIS region
Rokicka, Magdalena - 2008
The aim of this paper is to examine the issues of gender disparities in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region, with a special focus given to countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)1. The analysis is conducted in several dimensions: labour participation,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430805
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A study on the employment and wage outcomes of people with disabilities
Ananian, Sevane; Dellaferrera, Giulia - 2024
This study investigates the employment and wage disparities between people with and without disabilities. It shows that …, the potentially greater job flexibility offered by self-employment, and discrimination against people with disabilities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015063377
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Wage structure and unionization in the US construction sector
Bilginsoy, Cihan - 2009
This paper estimates the union effects on the wage gap and dispersion in two pooled samples of construction craftworkers (CPS 1983-88 and 2000-05) using decomposition analysis and kernel density estimation. It shows that despite the decline in the adjusted union wage gap declined over time, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010288079
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Wage structure and public sector employment: Sweden versus the United States 1970 - 2002
Domeij, David; Ljungqvist, Lars - 2006
private sector employment. Our analysis suggests that the dramatic decline of the skill premium in Sweden is the result of an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281859
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Approval of Equal Rights and Gender - Differences in Well-Being
Lalive, Rafael; Stutzer, Alois - 2007
Women earn less than men but are not less satisfied with life. This paper explores whether norms regarding the appropriate pay for women compared to men may explain these findings. In order to capture the spatial variation in such norms, we take community level information on citizens' approval...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390609
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Competition and the Gender Wage Gap: New Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data in Hungary 1986-2003
Lovász, Anna - 2008
The overall gender wage gap fell from .31 to .15 between 1986 and 2003 following the transition to a free market in Hungary. During the same time period, firms faced increased competition from both new domestic and foreign firms due to the rapid liberalization measures implemented by the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010494682
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Comparing Apples with Oranges : Revisiting the Gender Wage Gap in an International Perspective
Plasman, Robert; Sissoko, Salimata - 2004
Using a rich and comparable micro-data set, we analyse international differences in gender pay gaps in the private sector for a sample of five European economies: Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Italy and Spain. Using different methods, we examine how wage structure, differences in the distribution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262180
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Computer use and the wage structure in Austria
Hofer, Helmut; Riedel, Monika - 2003
In this paper we examine the relationship between computer premium and job position in Austria. We estimate cross-section wage equations and control for selectivity of computer use via a treatment effects model. We find that the size of the wage effect attributed to computer use varies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293712
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Roma Employment in Hungary After the Post-Communist Transition
Kertesi, Gábor; Kézdi, Gábor - 2010
We analyze the magnitude and the causes of the low formal employment rate of the Roma in Hungary between 1993 and 2007 …. The employment rate of the Roma dropped dramatically around 1990. The ethnic employment gap has been 40 percentage points … gap, the number of children is important for female employment, and geographic differences play little role once education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010494703
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Impact of Special Economic Zones on Employment, Poverty and Human Development
Aggarwal, Aradhna - 2007
India. It identifies three channels through which SEZs address these issues: employment generation, skill formation (human … interviews of entrepreneurs and workers across the three largest SEZs (in terms of their contribution to exports and employment …) : SEEPZ, Madras and Noida. The analysis reveals that `employment generation' has been the most important channel through which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011807601