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part of the gender earnings gap and mitigate high female propensity to self-employment. Our findings suggest that policies …Persistent gender gaps characterize labor markets in many African countries. Utilizing Eswatini's first three labor … market surveys (conducted in 2007, 2010, and 2013), this paper provides first systematic evidence on the country's gender …
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part of the gender earnings gap and mitigate high female propensity to self-employment. Our findings suggest that policies …Persistent gender gaps characterize labor markets in many African countries. Utilizing Eswatini's first three labor … market surveys (conducted in 2007, 2010, and 2013), this paper provides first systematic evidence on the country's gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012507715
In this paper we provide first systematic evidence on the gender disparities in the labor market in Swaziland, drawing … a less severe effect on the labor market outcomes of women than those of men, women continue to have lower employment … formal finance. We conclude with policies that could help Swaziland – and other middle income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012966053
part of the gender earnings gap and mitigate high female propensity to self-employment. Our findings suggest that policies …Persistent gender gaps characterize labor markets in many African countries. Utilizing Eswatini's first three labor … market surveys (conducted in 2007, 2010, and 2013), this paper provides first systematic evidence on the country's gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013227665
sizable gender gap regarding the amount of skills accumulated by gender. Through an Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition, we estimate … labor market, according to gender, across four Latin American countries. We find that information and communication … technologies (ICT) skills and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills yield significant positive returns …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012117488
In this paper we provide first systematic evidence on the gender disparities in the labor market in Swaziland, drawing … a less severe effect on the labor market outcomes of women than those of men, women continue to have lower employment … formal finance. We conclude with policies that could help Swaziland – and other middle income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653183
above – and employment rates and wages far below – those of majority populations. One issue which has received relatively … attention concerns the 'double' discrimination facing Roma women. Not only do Roma women face poorer employment and wage … outcomes in the labour market than non-Roma women, in most CSEE countries the gender wage gap is significantly larger amongst …
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We estimate the effects of drug-related violence on individual labor market outcomes in a transit country. Transit countries do not have enough market power to determine the global supply or demand of drugs yet must deal with the consequences from drug trafficking activities. We implement a...
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empirically investigate the dynamics and drivers of gender gaps in employment rates, wages and workhours during the pandemic … experienced a major decline in their employment rate and workhours, as well as gender segregation in the most affected industries …. Relying on Estonian Labour Force Survey data, we document that the pandemic has, if anything, reduced gender inequality in all …
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effect is that initially routine-intensive local labor markets experienced greater occupational gender integration. College … a model of occupational choice with endogenous skill investments, where social skills and routine tasks are q …-complements, and women have a comparative advantage in social skills, to explain the observed patterns. Supporting the model mechanisms …
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