gaps in employment and earnings. We find that women have notably lower employment rates and earnings than men, even though … earnings gaps are higher in self-employment than in wage employment. Tertiary education and urban location account for a large … part of the gender earnings gap and mitigate high female propensity to self-employment. Our findings suggest that policies …

The COVID-19 outbreak has brought unprecedented disruptions to the global economies and has led to income loss and high … unemployment rates. But scant, if any, evidence exists on gender gaps in economic outcomes such as income, expenditure, savings … using data from a six-country survey that covers countries in different geographical locations and at various income levels …

gaps in employment and earnings. We find that women have notably lower employment rates and earnings than men, even though … earnings gaps are higher in self-employment than in wage employment. Tertiary education and urban location account for a large … part of the gender earnings gap and mitigate high female propensity to self-employment. Our findings suggest that policies …

This paper focuses on the relation between the onset of disability and employment outcomes. We develop an event history … observed disability rates result from gradual deteriorations in health. We find no direct effect of health shocks on employment … the employment rate at age 40 with around 21 percentage points. Our results show that early childhood conditions are …

discrimination and facilitate retention of and entry into work, disability is associated with substantial and enduring employment …

Using longitudinal data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey (2001-2013) we … examine the relationship between the dynamics of work-limiting disability and employment, hours of work, earnings and life …

This paper examines the relationship between idiosyncratic risk in labour income and fluctuations in aggregate labour … BHPS sub-sample of Understanding Society for 2010-2014. We measure idiosyncratic risk in labour income by the relevant … moments of the distributions of earnings, employment and wage shocks across individuals. Our main finding is that …