This paper studies the effect of trade liberalization on an under-explored aspect of wage inequality — gender … inequality. We consider a model where firms differ in their productivity and workers are differentiated by skill as well as … gender. A reduction in tariffs induces more productive firms to modernize their technology and enter the export market. New …

, regulation of trade and investment flows, and gender-sensitive public sector spending. … effects on growth and well-being, and has done little to promote greater gender equality. This paper argues that the example … growth was rapid, it was not enough to produce greater gender equality. A concentration of women in mobile export industries …

, regulation of trade and investment flows, and gender- sensitive public sector spending.. … effects on growth and well- being, and has done little to promote greater gender equality. This paper argues that the example … growth was rapid, it was not enough to produce greater gender equality. A concentration of women in mobile export industries …

household wealth in the United States varies by gender and family type. Evidence is found of large differences in observed … observable characteristics correlated with gender and wealth – such as position in the life cycle, education, and family …

household wealth in the United States varies by gender and family type. Evidence is found of large differences in observed … observable characteristics correlated with gender and wealth - such as position in the life cycle, education, and family earnings …

symptom of an inverted U relationship between growth and inequality. It shows that trade and initial level per capita income …Inequality in its different dimensions may undermine the growth process itself through a number of channels. In this … paper we have investigated three major things. First, what is the present scenario of income inequality of the Asian …

symptom of an inverted U relationship between growth and inequality. It shows that trade and initial level per capita income …Inequality in its different dimensions may undermine the growth process itself through a number of channels. In this … paper we have investigated three major things. First, what is the present scenario of income inequality of the Asian …

Many countries remain far from achieving gender equality in the classroom. Using data from 126 countries, we … characterize the evolution of gender gaps in low- and middle-income countries between 1960 and 2010. We document five facts. First …, gender gaps widened as more boys went to school, then narrowed as girls enrolled; thus, gender gaps got worse before they got …