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The Trend over Time of the GenderWage Gap in Italy [PDF]

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We analyse gender wage inequalities in Italy in the mid-1990s and in the mid-2000s. In this period important labour market developments occurred: institutional changes have loosened the use of flexible and atypical contracts; the female employment rates ...
Mussida, C., Picchio, M.
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NAFTA and the Gender Wage Gap

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2017
Using U.S. Census data for 1990–2000, we estimate effects of NAFTA on U.S. wages, focusing on differences by gender. We find that NAFTA tariff reductions are associated with substantially reduced wage growth for married blue-collar women, much larger than the effect for other demographic groups.
Hakobyan, Shushanik, McLaren, John
openaire   +4 more sources

Clinical Outcomes of Patients Within the Rheumatoid Arthritis Care Pathway Cohort at a Tertiary Care Integrated Delivery Network: A Comparison to Usual Care

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to compare clinical outcomes between patients in the Allegheny Health Network rheumatoid arthritis (RA) care pathway and patients receiving usual care. Methods The care pathway initiative implements guideline‐based best practice alongside multidisciplinary team‐based care.
Tarun Sharma   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence of discrimination by preference in Brazil

open access: yesEconomia Aplicada, 2017
This paper tests Becker’s model of preference discrimination. Using Brazilian data, we reject the hypothesis that the black-white conditional wage gap is determined by the average degree of employers’ prejudice.
Guilherme Hirata
doaj   +1 more source

Ethnic Wage Inequality in Vietnam: Empirical Evidence from 2002 [PDF]

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This paper complements earlier studies on ethnic minority underdevelopment in Vietnam by empirically examining the ethnic wage gap in the Vietnamese labour market, using data from a large-scale household survey conducted in 2002.
Pham, T. Hung, Reilly, Barry
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Globalization and the Gender Wage Gap [PDF]

open access: yesThe World Bank Economic Review, 2009
There are several theoretical reasons why globalization will have a narrowing as well as a widening effect on the gender wage gap, but little is known about the actual impact, except for some country studies. This study contributes to the literature in three respects. First, it is a large cross-country study of the impact of globalization on the gender
openaire   +4 more sources

Impact of Positive Lifestyle Behaviors on Direct Health Care Cost Savings for Low Back Pain

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship between a previously purpose‐developed lifestyle behavior scale and health care cost savings related to low back pain (LBP). Methods This longitudinal study used data from the Australian Twin Back (AUTBACK) study. LBP and lifestyle behavior measures were collected at baseline. Physical activity
Ye Tian   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Gender Wage Differential in China's Urban Labor Market [PDF]

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This paper estimates the gender wage gap and its composition in China's urban labor market using the 2009 survey data from the Chinese Family Panel Studies. Several estimation and decomposition methods have been used and compared.
Heshmati, Almas, Su, Biwei
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Financial Distress and Its Determinants in Rheumatoid Arthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To quantify the degree of financial distress and identify its determinants in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) given the frequent prolonged use of expensive disease‐modifying therapies. Methods We identified adults enrolled in the FORWARD databank with either RA or noninflammatory musculoskeletal disease (NIMSKD) completing the ...
Amber Brown Keebler   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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