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The phased elimination of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement has been one of the most compelling trade policy reforms of the … global south. The textile and clothing industry is the largest foreign exchange earner and the largest employment provider in … under which such a global policy could well raise labourers' income and generate more employment. …
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labor, wages were increasing disproportionately both for low- and highskilled labor whereas employment trends were favoring … labor market. This paper provides an empirical analysis of the relationship between trade and the labor market in West … Germany for the period from 1970 until German reunification in 1990. Building on the emphasis of trade theory on relative …
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to the wages of older workers and the structure of wages more generally as the population ages has potentially important … solution depends, in part, on the wage rates that older workers command in labor markets. If the wages of older workers fall as …
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the massive size of the migrant influx, no adverse effects on the average wages of men or women or on total employment of … sector, whereas both wage employment and wages of men in the formal sector increase. Our findings, including those on the … men are observed. For women, however, total employment falls -which results mainly from the elimination of part-time jobs …
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. Despite the massive size of the migrant influx, no adverse effects on the average wages of men or women or on total employment … in the informal sector, whereas both wage employment and wages of men in the formal sector increase. Our findings … of men are observed. For women, however, total employment falls - which results mainly from the elimination of part …
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gaps in employment and earnings. We find that women have notably lower employment rates and earnings than men, even though … earnings gaps are higher in self-employment than in wage employment. Tertiary education and urban location account for a large … part of the gender earnings gap and mitigate high female propensity to self-employment. Our findings suggest that policies …
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the unemployment rate. Gender impact was noticeable especially in the employment decrease periods. For data after the year …
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gaps in employment and earnings. We find that women have notably lower employment rates and earnings than men, even though … earnings gaps are higher in self-employment than in wage employment. Tertiary education and urban location account for a large … part of the gender earnings gap and mitigate high female propensity to self-employment. Our findings suggest that policies …
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evolved over the last 50 years. Using data from the March CPS, the Census, and the ACS, we examine several employment and … earning outcomes. Hispanics have experienced sizable gains to employment: from a negative 2% prior to 1990 to a positive 4 … 30% with some improvement after 2000. Most of the employment gain is driven by those with less than a high school degree …
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evolved over the last 50 years. Using data from the March CPS, the Census, and the ACS, we examine several employment and … earning outcomes. Hispanics have experienced sizable gains to employment: from a negative 2% prior to 1990 to a positive 4 … 30% with some improvement after 2000. Most of the employment gain is driven by those with less than a high school degree …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013498944