Gender and Job Search in Developing Country Labor Markets
Gender discrimination in developing country labor markets raises the concern that women may be unable to find alternative employment following public‐sector job loss. Theoretical and empirical results in this article suggest that, in segmented labor markets, observed unemployment spells may actually...
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| author | Mills, Bradford F. |
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| description | Gender discrimination in developing country labor markets raises the concern that women may be unable to find alternative employment following public‐sector job loss. Theoretical and empirical results in this article suggest that, in segmented labor markets, observed unemployment spells may actually be shorter for women than for men. This is a result of the relatively strong incentive wage‐sector discrimination creates for women to accept more readily available, but less‐remunerative, nonwage‐sector positions. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1367042025-01-09T06:04:09Z Gender and Job Search in Developing Country Labor Markets Mills, Bradford F. management of technology and innovation organizational behavior and human resource management strategy and management industrial relations Gender discrimination in developing country labor markets raises the concern that women may be unable to find alternative employment following public‐sector job loss. Theoretical and empirical results in this article suggest that, in segmented labor markets, observed unemployment spells may actually be shorter for women than for men. This is a result of the relatively strong incentive wage‐sector discrimination creates for women to accept more readily available, but less‐remunerative, nonwage‐sector positions. 1997-01 2024-01-04T07:51:48Z 2024-01-04T07:51:48Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136704 en Limited Access Wiley Mills, B.F. 1997. Gender and job search in developing country labor markets. Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy & Society 36 ( 1): 61-80 https://doi.org/10.1111/0019-8676.411997004 |
| spellingShingle | management of technology and innovation organizational behavior and human resource management strategy and management industrial relations Mills, Bradford F. Gender and Job Search in Developing Country Labor Markets |
| title | Gender and Job Search in Developing Country Labor Markets |
| title_full | Gender and Job Search in Developing Country Labor Markets |
| title_fullStr | Gender and Job Search in Developing Country Labor Markets |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender and Job Search in Developing Country Labor Markets |
| title_short | Gender and Job Search in Developing Country Labor Markets |
| title_sort | gender and job search in developing country labor markets |
| topic | management of technology and innovation organizational behavior and human resource management strategy and management industrial relations |
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