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Continuous Female Workers: How Different Are They from Other Women?

Sorensen, Elaine - In: Eastern Economic Journal 19 (1993) 1, pp. 15-32

Many economists have argued that women earn less than men because they work intermittently. Although several studies … have estimated the extent to which intermittent labor force participation affects women's earnings, previous research has … not compared the labor market outcomes of women who work continuously to those of other women. This paper estimates a …

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The Underrepresentation of Women in Economics: A Study of Undergraduate Economics Students

Dynan, Karen; Rouse, Cecilia - Industrial Relations Section, Department of Economics - 1995

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Diversities and Disparities among Female-Headed Households in Rural Malawi

Takane, Tsutomu - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2007

Using data obtained from a survey carried out in six villages in various parts of rural Malawi, this paper examines some of the main characteristics of female-headed households. In the study villages, most female-headed households are in a disadvantageous position relative to their male...

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THE FIRST WOMEN ECONOMIC HISTORIANS: THE LSE CONNECTION.

BERG, M. - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - 1989

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Governance and social learning in the management of Non-Wood Forest Products in community forests in Cameroon

Brown, H. Carolyn Peach; Buck, Louise E.; Lassoie, James P. - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 7 (2008) 3, pp. 256-275

Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Community Forest management committee, and also increase the involvement of women …

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Micro credit in India: an overview

Sankaran, Mohanan - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 1 (2005) 1, pp. 91-100

The present paper reviews origin, development and growth of the micro credit programme in India. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development in India launched its pilot phase of the Self Help Group Bank Linkage programme in 1992. Self Help Groups have been recognised by the policy...

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Participation Profiles of Australian Women. Summary Charactiristics by Occupation

Atkinson, M.E.; Cornish, R. - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 1998

group of Australian women, according to their occupational group. The information is rich in detail concerning the timing …

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Female Education and Child Mortality in Indonesia.

Cameron, L.; Mellington, N. - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 1999

This paper uses a sample of 6620 women from the 1994 Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey to examine the …

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Conditional Probabilities and Other Measures Based on Gross Flows Data for Australian Females

Cagliarini, A.; Dixon, R. - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 1998

In this paper, we produce some information derived from data on the gross flows of females between different labour market states in Australia. The data are monthly and seasonally adjusted to reveal underlying trends more clearly. We begin with a brief overview of the labour market for females...

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The Gender Pay Gap over Women's Working Lifetime

Son, Hyun H.; Kakwani, Nanak - International Policy Center for Inclusive Growth … - 2006

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