Women consistently work less in the labor market and earn lower wages than men. While economic empowerment of women is …

developed countries. We begin with an overview of the trends in the gender differences in wages and employment rates. We then …

developed countries. We begin with an overview of the trends in the gender differences in wages and employment rates. We then …

research on gender inequality in access to self-employment, the gender gap in pensions, and the emerging topic of a gender gap …

This paper investigates the effects of legal minimum wages on wages, employment, hours worked and monthly earnings …% increase in minimum wages lowers employment in the covered sector by 1.09% and decreases the average number of hours worked of … largest impact on the wages and employment of covered sector workers is in the lower half of the distribution. …

by rigorously addressing the question as to whether changes in minimum wages can change the inequality of the … wages in the 1980s and 1990s acted as a countervailing force to the unequalizing effect of globalization. Using annual data … on workers from the 1987-1997 household surveys, it is shown that changes in the legal minimum wages did indeed have an …

shows that growing import competition from China differentially reduced earnings and employment rates for workers in more … largest for lower-skilled individuals. We show that domestic manufacturing employment declined much more in countries that saw …

This paper studies how a special wage increase for assistant nurses in Sweden affected income and employment. Workers … in the public sector receive wages based on negotiations between unions and employers. These agreements usually provide … similar employment and income levels before the agreement was reached. Assistant nurses see higher increases in labor income …

stagnant in transition economies. Admittedly, employment equality among genders was initially much higher in transition …Women in developed economies have experienced an unparalleled increase in employment rates, to the point that the gap … working (e.g. access to caring facilities) and the opportunity costs of not-working (notably, relative growth in wages in …

stagnant in transition economies. Admittedly, employment equality among genders was initially much higher in transition …Women in developed economies have experienced an unparalleled increase in employment rates, to the point that the gap … working (e.g. access to caring facilities) and the opportunity costs of not-working (notably, relative growth in wages in …