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Gender, Networks and Mexico-US Migration

Davis, Benjamin; Winters, Paul - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations - 2002

In this paper, we examine whether the causes and patterns of Mexican rural female migration differ significantly from rural male migration. A number of hypotheses are discussed to explain why female migration may differ from male migration, with a particular emphasis on the role of migrant...

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More Coffee, More Cigarettes? Coffee Market Liberalisation, Gender, and Bargaining in Uganda

Golan, Jennifer; Lay, Jann - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2008

has traditionally been a male domain, higher income from this activity might increase gender disparities. In addition …, gender-related inefficiency in household production might undermine the positive impact of improved incentives. Using data …

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Are there gender and country of origin differences in immigrant labor market outcomes across European destinations?

Adsera, Alicia; Chiswick, Barry - In: Journal of Population Economics 20 (2007) 3, pp. 495-526

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Understanding sibling differences in child labor

Edmonds, Eric - In: Journal of Population Economics 19 (2006) 4, pp. 795-821

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Recruitment and Pay at the Establishment Level: Gender Segregation and the Wage Gap in Portugal

Cabral Vieira, José A.; Cardoso, Ana Rute; Portela, Miguel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003

Portugal over a fifteen year period. We concentrate on the gender dimension, to answer the questions: have changes in … recruitment policies at the establishment level resulted in higher gender segregation in the labour market? What is the impact of … the composition of the labour force at the establishment level on wages. Results reveal a high degree of systematic gender …

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The Theory of Differential Overqualification: Does it Work?

Büchel, Felix; Battu, Harminder - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

The theory of differential overqualification, developed by Robert Frank (1978), claims that married women in smaller labor markets have a higher risk of working in jobs for which they are overqualified. This stems from the problem of dual job search for couples which is much more difficult to...

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Are There Gender and Country of Origin Differences in Immigrant Labor Market Outcomes across European Destinations?

Adsera, Alicia; Chiswick, Barry R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

labor market performance of immigrants across gender related to duration in the destination, schooling, age at immigration … those in Sweden, Denmark, Luxembourg or Spain the worst, particularly among non-EU born migrants. Gender differences are …

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The Transmission of Women's Fertility, Human Capital and Work Orientation across Immigrant Generations

Blau, Francine D.; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Liu, Albert Yung-Hsu - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

Using 1995–2006 Current Population Survey and 1970–2000 Census data, we study the intergenerational transmission of fertility, human capital and work orientation of immigrants to their US-born children. We find that second-generation women's fertility and labor supply are significantly...

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The Gender Pay Gap in the Transition from Communism: Some Empirical Evidence

Newell, Andrew; Reilly, Barry - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001

This short paper investigates the path through the 1990s of the gender pay gap in a number of former communist … countries of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. The main findings are that the gender pay gap has not exhibited, in general …, an upward tendency over the transitional period to which available data relate. Most of the gender pay gap is ascribed to …

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Can Vocational Education Improve the Wages of Minorities and Disadvantaged Groups? The Case of Israel

Neuman, Shoshana; Ziderman, Adrian - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001

There is a considerable empirical literature which compares wage levels of workers who have studied at secondary vocational schools with wages of workers who took academic schooling. In general, vocational education does not lead to higher wages. However, in some countries where labor markets...

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