This paper analyses the difference in short-term employment recovery between young men and women in India, Peru and … women and an increase in the gender employment gap. In line with the literature, we find evidence that the unequal … of the change in the employment gap in India. Contrary to the previous literature, however, we find little evidence that …

experiencing a large negative employment shock, East German workers were still overpessimistic immediately after reunification with …

experiencing a large negative employment shock, East German workers were still overpessimistic immediately aftfter reunification …

s and 1980s accounts for the decline in employment among older workers in the United States. Second, the interaction … over this period, but ultimately explains little of the rise in unemployment. Third, only a small share of the increase in … unemployment can be attributed to the early retirement policies that were implemented in Europe from the 1970s up until the early …

women face an increased risk of unemployment and lose a larger share of their earnings in the two years following job … unemployment remains. In a standard decomposition framework, we document that child care imposes an important barrier to women …