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Labor market conditions and self-employment : a Denmark-Spain comparison
Carrasco, Raquel; Ejrnæs, Mette - In: IZA journal of labor policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-16
Among the OECD countries, Spain faces one of the highest rates of self-employment and Denmark one of the lowest, being the difference specially relevant among women. These two countries present important differences in their labor market conditions in terms of labor market flexibility,...
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The effects of paternity leave on fertility and labor market outcomes
Farré, Lidia; González, Libertad - 2017
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Employment, wages, and the gender gap in Mexico : evidence of three decades of the urban labor market
Cuellar, Cecilia Y.; Moreno, Jorge O. - In: Latin American journal of central banking : LAJCB 3 (2022) 2, pp. 1-22
This paper analyzes the historical evidence of the gender gap in employment and wages in Mexico. We construct … formal market and wages for each gender and quarter, correcting selection biases. Based on these results, we implement a … Blinder-Oaxaca (1973) and Mulligan-Rubinstein (2008) decomposition to estimate the gender gap in wages. Our results suggest …
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Gender disparities in the labor market during COVID-19 lockdowns : evidence from online job postings and applications in China
Hu, Jiayin; Wang, Xuan; Yang, Qingxu; Yi, Junjian - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization 223 (2024), pp. 199-215
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The importance of mothers-in-law's employment for their daughter-in-law's labour market outcomes in West Germany : results and mechanisms
Schmitz, Sophia; Spieß, C. Katharina - 2021
Social norms have been put forward as prominent explanations for the changing labour supply decisions of women. This paper studies the intergenerational formation of these norms, examining how they affect subsequent female labour supply decisions, taking into account not only the early...
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Revealing gender gap changes in home production and labor income in Uruguay
Bucheli, Marisa; Lara, Cecilia - 2018
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Gender issues in labor markets and household behavior
Behrman, Jere R. - 1991
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Heterogeneity and long-run changes in aggregate hours and the labor wedge
Cociuba, Simona E.; Ueberfeldt, Alexander - In: Journal of economic dynamics & control 52 (2015), pp. 75-95
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The Labor Market, Education and Armed Conflict in Tajikistan
Shemyakina, Olga N. - 2011
Shortly following its independence in 1991, Tajikistan suffered a violent civil war. This study explores the effect of this conflict on education and labor market outcomes for men and women. The results are based on the data from the 2003 and 2007 Tajik Living Standards Measurement Surveys that...
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The effects of paternity leave on fertility and labor market outcomes
Farré, Lidia; González, Libertad - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011687242