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Earning Differentials between Working Groups: An Analysis Based on Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition Approach

, 2021
Inequality of earnings between men and women from economic activities is a common phenomenon in the developing countries like Bangladesh. Similarly, wage differential between the government and private (or non-government) employees is also found in these courtiers.
Md. Shamsuddin Sarker, Md. Elias Hossain
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Contract Labour, Job Quality and Turnover Intention—Evidence From Nigeria

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Labour contracting, where intermediaries provide farmers with migrant workers, plays a central role in meeting the demand for seasonal labour on labour‐intensive farms. Yet this system poses underresearched challenges for both workers and farmers.
Olayinka Aremu, Patrick Illien, Adeola Oluwafunmiso Olajide, Eva‐Marie Meemken   +3 more
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Pseudo-Panel Decomposition of the Blinder–Oaxaca Gender Wage Gap

Econometrics
This article introduces a novel approach to decomposing the Blinder–Oaxaca gender wage gap using pseudo-panel data. In many developing countries, panel data are not available; however, understanding the evolution of the gender wage gap over time requires
Jhon James Mora, Diana Yaneth Herrera
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THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN RURAL-URBAN WAGE GAP FOR ROMANIA: A BLINDER-OAXACA DECOMPOSITION [PDF]

Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie, 2022
Education resides in schooling and training. In addition to knowledge and competences, the first contributes in acquiring a proper thinking and good behaviour.
PETCU IONELA-ROXANA
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Gender Norms in Transition? Parents' Housework and Childcare Time in the COVID‐19 Era

Journal of Marriage and Family, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective We examined whether gender disparities in time spent in childcare and housework in the years after the start of the pandemic increased, decreased, or returned to pre‐pandemic levels. Background At the start of the COVID‐19 pandemic, parents experienced increased time in unpaid labor. Many scholars argued that this increase signaled a
Jennifer March Augustine, Kate Prickett
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of catastrophic out-of-pocket medical expenditure among older adults in the United States and South Korea: what affects the apparent difference?

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Medical spending rises sharply with age. Even with universal health insurance, older adults may be at risk of catastrophic out-of-pocket medical spending. We aimed to compare catastrophic out-of-pocket medical spending among adults ages 65 and
Narae Kim, Mireille Jacobson
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Parental Time Use and the Gendered Socialization of Adolescents' Housework in China: A Cumulative Perspective

Journal of Marriage and Family, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study examines how parental housework time and labor market participation during early childhood are associated with adolescents' housework participation. Background Prior research shows that parental time use is associated with adolescents' housework in gendered ways.
Kefan Xue, Boyan Zheng
wiley   +1 more source

The Evolving Role of 21st Century Municipal Financial Advisors

Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We describe the evolution of the market for municipal financial advice since the year 2000 and present new empirical facts. Using SEC municipal advisor filings, we show that the number of operating advisors has decreased over time. We document that withdrawals—either exits, reorganizations, or mergers—are concentrated among smaller firms and ...
Daniel G. Garrett, Baridhi Malakar
wiley   +1 more source

Gender pay gaps in Morocco: urban-rural disparities across the wage distribution

Development Studies Research
Gender pay gaps persist as a significant feature of labor markets in developing countries, with disparities varying across the wage distribution and between urban and rural areas.
Fatima Mounir, Said Hanchane, Khalid Soudi   +2 more
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Urban-rural disparities in institutional delivery among women in East Africa: A decomposition analysis.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundThough institutional delivery plays a significant role in maternal and child health, there is substantial evidence that the majority of rural women have lower health facility delivery than urban women.
Reta Dewau, Dessie Abebaw Angaw, Getahun Molla Kassa, Baye Dagnew, Yigizie Yeshaw, Amare Muche, Dejen Getaneh Feleke, Eshetie Molla, Enyew Dagnew Yehuala, Sisay Eshete Tadesse, Melaku Yalew, Zinabu Fentaw, Ahmed Hussien Asfaw, Assefa Andargie, Muluken Genetu Chanie, Wolde Melese Ayele, Anissa Mohammed Hassen, Yitayish Damtie, Foziya Mohammed Hussein, Zinet Abegaz Asfaw, Elsabeth Addisu, Bezawit Adane, Fanos Yeshanew Ayele, Bereket Kefale, Aregash Abebayehu Zerga, Tefera Chane Mekonnen, Mogesie Necho, Oumer Abdulkadir Ebrahim, Metadel Adane, Tadesse Awoke Ayele   +29 more
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