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Changes in global trade patterns and women's employment in manufacturing : an analysis over the period of Asianization and deindustrialization
Kızılırmak, Burça; Memiş, Emel; Saraçoğlu, Şirin; … - 2014
countries in the North shift their imports to emerging economies in Asia. Decomposition results indicate that the decline in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010251582
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Youth labor force participation, education, and human capital in Asia, by gender, 1990-2019
Fraumeni, Barbara M. - 2023
Of great importance to the future World economy is the future labor force of Asia, as Asia is by far the most populous … between Asia and selected other regions and aggregates are also included. Gini human capital coefficients are constructed for … regions in Asia and the selected other regions and aggregates are constructed to reinforce the importance of recognizing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014334973
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Youth Labor Force Participation, Education, and Human Capital in Asia, by Gender, 1990-2019
Fraumeni, Barbara M. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Of great importance to the future World economy is the future labor force of Asia, as Asia is by far the most populous … between Asia and selected other regions and aggregates are also included. Gini human capital coefficients are constructed for … regions in Asia and the selected other regions and aggregates are constructed to reinforce the importance of recognizing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014337769
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What Can Boost Female Labor Force Participation in Asia?
Kinoshita, Yuko - 2015
Both Japan and Korea are trying to boost female labor force participation (FLFP) as they face the challenges of a rapidly aging population. Though FLFP has generally been on a rising trend, the female labor force in both countries is skewed towards non-regular employment despite women's high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013024437
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Female labor force participation in Asia : Indonesia country study
Schaner, Simone; Das, Smita - 2016
This paper uses over 20 years of data from Indonesia's labor force survey to study trends in female labor force participation (FLFP). We find that younger women in urban areas have increased their labor force participation in recent years, largely through wage employment, while younger women in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421778
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Intermarriage and the Labor Market Outcomes of Asian Women
Basu, Sukanya - 2016
Intermarriage with natives does not have a homogeneous impact on labor market outcomes across ethnic groups. Asian women are compared with non-Asians. Both ordinary least squares and instrumental variables estimates of the intermarriage returns on wages of Asian women are negative and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013007400
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Female Labor Force Participation in Asia : Indonesia Country Study
Schaner, Simone - 2016
This paper uses over 20 years of data from Indonesia's labor force survey to study trends in female labor force participation (FLFP). We find that younger women in urban areas have increased their labor force participation in recent years, largely through wage employment, while younger women in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012998110
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Skills and activity upgrading in global value chains : trends and drivers for Asia
Vries, Gaaitzen J. de; Chen, Quanrun; Hasan, Rana; Li, … - 2016
This paper examines the trends in skill and activity upgrading in global value chains (GVCs) and the drivers of upgrading in Asian economies. It uses the newly constructed ADB Multi-Region Input- Output Tables as well as occupation data on jobs by educational attainment and business activities,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011579588
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Risk, Government and Globalization : International Survey Evidence
Mayda, Anna Maria; O'Rourke, Kevin H.; Sinnott, Richard - 2007
government spending can bolster support for globalization by reducing the risk associated with it in the minds of voters …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014051401
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The employment effects of technological innovation, consumption, and participation in global value chains : evidence from developing Asia
Bertulfo, Donald Jay; Gentile, Elisabetta; Vries, … - 2019
Global value chains (GVCs) have been a vehicle for job creation in developing Asia, but there is mounting concern that … consumption, trade, and technological advances in 12 economies that accounted for 90% of employment in developing Asia during the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011979455