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Globalization and social change : gender-specific effects of trade liberalization in Indonesia
Kis-Katos, Krisztina; Pieters, Janneke; Sparrow, Robert - 2017
We analyse the gender-specific effects of trade liberalization on work participation and hours of work and primary participation in domestic duties in Indonesia. We show that female work participation increased in relative terms in regions that were more exposed to input tariff reductions,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011612982
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Globalization and Social Change : Gender-Specific Effects of Trade Liberalization in Indonesia
Kis-Katos, Krisztina - 2017
We analyse the gender-specific effects of trade liberalization on work participation and hours of work and primary participation in domestic duties in Indonesia. We show that female work participation increased in relative terms in regions that were more exposed to input tariff reductions,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012962291
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Are women in the MENA region really that different from women in Europe? Globalization, conservative values and female labor market participation.
Fischer, Justina AV; Aydıner-Avşar, Nursel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
This article aims to compare women in the MENA region with women in Europe as to how globalization affects their … Survey covering over 80 countries between 1981 and 2014, we employ three distinct indicators of globalization that reflect …, during the Cold War period economic globalization appears to weaken those conservative values that directly pertain to female …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011264810
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Does economic globalization trigger de‐industrialization in Western Balkan countries? : empirical evidence based on augmented mean group estimator
Cengiz, Orhan; Manga, Müge - In: Regional science policy and practice : RSPP 16 (2024) 4, pp. 1-21
countries have also experienced deindustrialization without attaining a high economic level in the era of globalization. Since … for Western Balkan countries. Thus, our paper analyzes the impact of economic globalization on the deindustrialization …. Deindustrialization, which refers to declining industry share, is commonly observed in developed countries. However, many developing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014517031
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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
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Gender and comparative advantage : feminist-heterodox theorizing about globalization
Osterreich, Shaianne T. - In: Economies : open access journal 7 (2019) 2/35, pp. 1-12
Heterodox feminist scholars have argued that global trade patterns reflect patterns of competitive advantage-rather than comparative advantage-and that that competitive advantage is gendered. Further, they have suggested that we need more theoretical and empirical scholarship in this area. This...
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Globalization, Gender, and the Family
Keller, Wolfgang - 2020
This paper shows that in the presence of labor market shocks, child-bearing and child-rearing have far-reaching implications for gender inequality, household specialization and family structure. Using population register data on all births, marriages, and divorces together with employer-employee...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012848554
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How women have fared with the rise of the People's Republic of China in global supply chain trade
Wang, Limin; Kanji, Shireen; Jha, Shikha; Meurs, Mieke E. - 2017
Global supply chain (GSC) trade has been a driving force underlying economic transformation, urbanization, and social change in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Female migrants account for a large share of the labor force in the country's GSC production base. Using province-level panel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011698611
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Globalization, deindustrialization and the labor market experiences of Swedish women, 1950 to 2000
Korpi, Tomas; Stern, Charlotta - In: Globalization, uncertainty and women's careers : an …, (pp. 115-141). 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003356689
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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,...
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