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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mills, Bradford F.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 1997
Subjects:
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136704
_version_ 1855533863350042624
author Mills, Bradford F.
author_browse Mills, Bradford F.
author_facet Mills, Bradford F.
author_sort Mills, Bradford F.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
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.
format Journal Article
id CGSpace136704
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 1997
publishDateRange 1997
publishDateSort 1997
publisher Wiley
publisherStr Wiley
record_format dspace
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
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136704
work_keys_str_mv AT millsbradfordf genderandjobsearchindevelopingcountrylabormarkets