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Gender gaps in the path to adulthood for young females and males in six African countries from the 1990s to the 2010s
Kabubo-Mariara, Jane; McKay, Andrew D.; Newell, Andrew; … - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 8 (2018) 16, pp. 1-19
most countries, so that agriculture is still the dominant sector of employment for most young men and women. We model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011896648
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The impact of selection into the labor force on the gender wage gap
Blau, Francine D.; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Boboshko, Nikolai; … - 2021 - Preliminary draft
We study the impact of selection bias on estimates of the gender pay gap, focusing on whether the gender pay gap has fallen since 1981. Previous research has found divergent results across techniques, identification strategies, data sets, and time periods. Using Michigan Panel Study of Income...
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Gender differences in competitiveness : to what extent can different attitudes towards competition for men and women explain the gender gap in labor markets?
Lackner, Mario - 2016
Differences in labor market outcomes for women and men are highly persistent. Apart from discrimination, one frequently mentioned explanation could be differences in the attitude towards competition for both genders. Abundant empirical evidence indicates that multiple influences shape attitudes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011434093
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Women in Power and Power of Women: the Liberian Experience
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
Do women really improve conditions for gender equality after becoming heads of states? This study investigates if having a woman at the helm of country's decision making processes leads to better indicators on women conditions. Using time series observations for the period 2000-2011, we test the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390919
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Women in power and power of women : the Liberian experience
Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015
Do women really improve conditions for gender equality after becoming heads of states? This study investigates if having a woman at the helm of country's decision making processes leads to better indicators on women conditions. Using time series observations for the period 2000-2011, we test the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011408493
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Imbricated dynamics in times of fragile growth : individuals, families and household businesses in Madagascar, 1995-2005
Vaillant, Julia - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2012
In developing countries, the complex interdependence of households, individuals and businesses makes the measurement of welfare dynamics challenging, especially over a long period, because economic activities are predominantly embedded in households. The context we have chosen, Madagascar...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010705798
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Informal-formal worker wage gap in Turkey : evidence from a semi-parametric appproach
Başkaya, Yusuf Soner; Hülagü, Timur - 2011
employment is defined with respect to individuals registry status to compulsory Social Security System. We find that both … standard Mincerian regressions and the propensity score matching exercises indicate a sizable formal employment wage premium in … employment wage premium across demographic groups: While Mincerian regressions give similar estimates for formal-informal wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009407669
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Informal-formal worker wage gap in Turkey : evidence from a semi-parametric approach
Baskaya, Yusuf Soner; Hulagu, Timur - 2011 - This version: February 25, 2011, (preliminary and incomplete)
regions and over time, where the formality of employment is defined with respect to registry status of the individuals to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011548188
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Changing returns to education during a boom? : the case of Ireland
McGuinness, Séamus (contributor);  … - 2008
course of the 1990s, with a growth in employment of about 40% over the period 1994-2001. What were the consequences of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003671656
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Globalisation and the Gender Earnings Gap : Evidence from Sri Lanka and Cambodia 1992-2015
Robertson, Raymond - 2018
This paper focuses on how the forces of globalisation, specifically the Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA), have affected women's wages in the apparel sector in developing countries. Using household and labour force surveys from Cambodia and Sri Lanka, we find large positive wage premiums and a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012910737