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Women in developed economies have experienced an unparalleled increase in employment rates, to the point that the gap … positions more frequently occupied by women, improved educational attainment). Meanwhile, the gender employment gaps were … stagnant in transition economies. Admittedly, employment equality among genders was initially much higher in transition …
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Women in developed economies have experienced an unparalleled increase in employment rates, to the point that the gap … positions more frequently occupied by women, improved educational attainment). Meanwhile, the gender employment gaps were … stagnant in transition economies. Admittedly, employment equality among genders was initially much higher in transition …
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This paper examines differences in China's ethnic majority and minority patterns of labor force participation and decomposes these differences into treatment and endowment effects using the technique developed by Borooah and Iyer (2005). Population census data are used to estimate...
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, and self-employment. The study points to the need for a redesign of maternity protection policy that would enable the …
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This paper examines differences in China's ethnic majority and minority patterns of labor force participation and decomposes these differences into treatment and endowment effects using the technique developed by Borooah and Iyer (2005). Population census data are used to estimate...
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Previous research suggests that minorities are not faring well in China's transition - both income and occupational attainment gaps are widening. We are particularly interested in whether the differences in majority and minority economic outcomes are the result of ethnicity per se, or whether...
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This paper provides empirical evidence on the effect of changing the retirement age on employment. Base on individual …-7.4 percentage point increase in the 45 per cent employment rate at the retirement age for women. Changes in the normal retirement … age do not seem to have such employment effect because increases in disability pension claims have counteracted them. …
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. -- Retirement ; women’s labor supply ; labor force participation ; relative cohort size ; relative wage ; part-time employment …
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