The goal of this work is to idendtify key and strategic sectors for the development of economies at regional level. Therefore we develop a methodology analysis of key sectors using social accounting matrix instead of the traditional input-output tables. Presented this methodolgy, we apply it to...

Very little is known about gender wage disparities in Kosovo and, to date, nothing is known about how such wage disparities evolve over time, particularly during the first few years spent by young workers in the labor market. More generally, not much is known about gender wage gaps in early...

Using CPS data from 1979–2009 we examine how cyclical downturns and industry-specific demand shocks affect wage differentials between white non-Hispanic men and women, Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites, and African-Americans and non-Hispanic whites. Women’s relative earnings are harmed by...