gaps in employment and earnings. We find that women have notably lower employment rates and earnings than men, even though … earnings gaps are higher in self-employment than in wage employment. Tertiary education and urban location account for a large … part of the gender earnings gap and mitigate high female propensity to self-employment. Our findings suggest that policies …

The COVID-19 outbreak has brought unprecedented disruptions to the global economies and has led to income loss and high … unemployment rates. But scant, if any, evidence exists on gender gaps in economic outcomes such as income, expenditure, savings … using data from a six-country survey that covers countries in different geographical locations and at various income levels …

gaps in employment and earnings. We find that women have notably lower employment rates and earnings than men, even though … earnings gaps are higher in self-employment than in wage employment. Tertiary education and urban location account for a large … part of the gender earnings gap and mitigate high female propensity to self-employment. Our findings suggest that policies …

Barro-Ferejohn model of political agency to study the relationship between the accountability of elected politicians and the … political accountability, the lower should be real authority at the bottom of the government hierarchy. Empirically, we find … that in countries with lower political accountability those in political power have less authority over the public …

substantial and heterogeneous employment responses that increased average income despite reduced transfers. We find zero effects …, consistent with the transition to employment elevating time pressure and stress. We find no effect on teenagers' education and …

This paper focuses on the relation between the onset of disability and employment outcomes. We develop an event history … observed disability rates result from gradual deteriorations in health. We find no direct effect of health shocks on employment … the employment rate at age 40 with around 21 percentage points. Our results show that early childhood conditions are …

discrimination and facilitate retention of and entry into work, disability is associated with substantial and enduring employment …

Using longitudinal data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey (2001-2013) we … examine the relationship between the dynamics of work-limiting disability and employment, hours of work, earnings and life …