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Economic approaches to measuring labor exploitation in agriculture: A systematic literature review of indicators and methodologies

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Agriculture remains highly vulnerable to labor exploitation, affecting almost two million workers worldwide and drawing increasing attention, particularly within the framework of Sustainable Development Goal 8 of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. However, the informal nature of exploitation and fragmented data complicate its analysis.
Claudio Mirabella, Emanuele Schimmenti, Antonino Galati, Valeria Borsellino   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender Differences in Risk Preferences: Implications for Adoption of Climate Smart Agricultural Technologies

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The gender gap in risk preferences in rural farm households, with female farmers commonly viewed as more risk‐averse than their male counterparts, may have profound implications for addressing the gendered impacts of climate change. Understanding these gender differences and their drivers is essential for designing policies that enhance ...
Abebe Hailemariam, Jaslin Kalsi, Astghik Mavisakalyan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socioeconomic inequality in different phenotypes of childhood obesity and its determinants in Iran: a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition method

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Childhood obesity has become a significant public health issue worldwide. Socioeconomic status is among its key determinants. This study examined the socioeconomic inequality in different phenotypes of childhood obesity at the national level ...
Zohreh Mahmoodi, Paramjit Gill, Mostafa Qorbani, Nami Mohammadian Khonsari, Ali Sheidaei, Ramin Heshmat, Motahar Heidari-Beni, Roya Kelishadi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

How important are within‐occupation task changes for wage growth? Evidence from administrative micro data

Economica, EarlyView.
We examine how changes in task content over time condition occupational wage development. Using survey data from Germany, we document substantial heterogeneity in within‐occupation changes in task content. Combining this evidence with administrative data on individual employment outcomes over a 25‐year period, we find important heterogeneity in wage ...
Ronald Bachmann, Gökay Demir, Colin Green, Arne Uhlendorff   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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

Are Firms Ready for Workforce Ageing? Evidence From Small‐Medium Sized Firms in Italy

LABOUR, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate age‐related human resource management (AR‐HRM) practices within SME in Italy. Using firm‐level survey data with information on age‐related attitudes and practices, we analyze the determinants of age management and outplacement practices, along with the role of collective bargaining.
Claudio Lucifora, Marco Piotti
wiley   +1 more source

A Semi-Parametric Approach to the Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition With Continuous Group Variable and Self-Selection [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2019
This paper presents an extension to the Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition with continuous groups using a semiparametric approach known as varying coefficients model. To account for potential self-selection into the continuum of groups, the use of inverse mills ratios is expanded upon following the literature on endogenous selection.
openaire   +5 more sources

The Gender Gap in Early-Career Wages of Universities’ and Vocational Education Institutes’ Graduates

Вопросы образования, 2021
Data from the Federal Statistical Sample Survey of Employment of Vocational Education and Higher Education Graduates is used to measure the gender wage gap and analyze the factors explaining gender inequality.
Margarita Kiryushina, Victor Rudakov
doaj   +1 more source

Gendered Parenthood and Platform Work Across European Welfare Regimes

New Technology, Work and Employment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digital platform labour has been growing and meanwhile successfully established in many parts of the world. Yet participation in platform work not only varies markedly across countries but also by individual‐level factors such as gender and parenthood.
Timon Kai Drewes
wiley   +1 more source