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This study assesses the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on gendered labour markets in rural Indonesia. It … focuses on the gender composition of the workforce, female and male workers? employment conditions and gender wage inequality …-educated workforce with technical skills. In light of these perspectives, gender gaps in education and, on average, women?s weaker labour …
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This study assesses the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on gendered labour markets in rural Indonesia. It … focuses on the gender composition of the workforce, female and male workers' employment conditions and gender wage inequality … with technical skills. In light of these perspectives, gender gaps in education and, on average, women's weaker labour …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014362973
This study assesses the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on gendered labour markets in rural Indonesia. It … focuses on the gender composition of the workforce, female and male workers’ employment conditions and gender wage … with technical skills. In light of these perspectives, gender gaps in education and, on average, women’s weaker labour …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133364
This paper investigates the impact of minimum wages on employment and wages in Indonesian manufacturing firms between 1993 and 2006. It shows that within firms, the employment effects of minimum wage hikes is negative. It finds significant, negative employment effects of minimum wages among...
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Using yearly Indonesian labor market data for 2000 to 2015, we investigate the impact of a protectionist foreign direct investment (FDI) policy reform on employment and wages. The so-called negative investment list regulates FDI at the highly granular product level and has been repeatedly...
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In this paper, we study foreign ownership as a vehicle for transferring gender norms across international borders …. Specifically, we analyze how the wage differential between men and women in Swedish firms is affected by the degree of gender … inequality in the home country of foreign investors. The results suggest that gender norms of the home country matter-the gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013270276
In this paper, we study foreign ownership as a vehicle for transferring gender norms across international borders …. Specifically, we analyze how the wage differential between men and women in Swedish firms is affected by the degree of gender … inequality in the home country of foreign investors. The results suggest that gender norms of the home country matter-the gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013277456
structure and evolution of gender differentials in China by simultaneously estimating demand-side wage and productivity outcomes … gender wage-productivity differentials, and more exposure through increased foreign investment leads to differentials in … favor of female workers. On the other hand, gender discrimination is found to be prevalent among domestically owned and non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009696894
structure and evolution of gender differentials in China by simultaneously estimating demand-side wage and productivity outcomes … gender wage-productivity differentials, and more exposure through increased foreign investment leads to differentials in … favor of female workers. On the other hand, gender discrimination is found to be prevalent among domestically owned and non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013087424
After the tragic factory collapse of Rana Plaza in 2013, both the direct reforms and indirect responses of retailers have plausibly affected workers in the Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh. These responses included a minimum wage increase, high profile but voluntary audits, and an...
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