In this paper we provide first systematic evidence on the gender disparities in the labor market in Swaziland, drawing …

labor market, according to gender, across four Latin American countries. We find that information and communication … for both men and women. However, there is a significant gender gap that favors men on the STEM returns. There is also a … sizable gender gap regarding the amount of skills accumulated by gender. Through an Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition, we estimate …

restricting female students in specific college majors changes the size and skill distribution of high school graduates. We find … are more likely to participate in the labor market and have a job. Third, the gender wage gap decreases among high …

There is evidence that many college graduates are employed in jobs for which a degree is not required, and in which the …

This paper deals with the effects of education-job (mis)match on the earnings of higher education graduates in the … contextual variables: the share of graduates in the population and the unemployment rate of graduates. The paper is based on … assumptions derived from assignment theory. The authors use data of graduates' self-evaluation collected in national and …

Evidence shows that many college graduates are employed in jobs for which a degree is not required (overeducation), and …