Publications

101 publications found, searching for 'Gender Equality and the Economy '

• Working Paper No. 467
  August 09, 2006

  The Financial Requirements of Achieving Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

  Diane Elson, Caren A. Grown, Chandrika Bahadur, and Jessie Handbury
  Abstract

  Although the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have been ratified in global and national forums, they have not yet been incorporated into operational planning within governments or international organizations. The weak…more

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• Working Paper No. 436
  January 15, 2006

  Importing Equality or Exporting Jobs?

  Ebru Kongar
  Abstract

  This study investigates the impact of increased import competition on gender wage and employment differentials in American manufacturing over the period from 1976 to 1993. Increased import competition is expected…more

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• Working Paper No. 418
  February 24, 2005

  Asset Ownership along Gender Lines

  Rania Antonopoulos and Maria Sagrario Floro
  Abstract

  Gender differences have long been documented in earnings, employment opportunities, and time spent within the unpaid care economy. This paper joins the recent efforts in the economics literature on gender…more

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• Working Paper No. 373
  February 01, 2003

  Does Trade Promote Gender Wage Equity?

  Günseli Berik, Yana Van der Meulen Rodgers, and Joseph E. Zveglich
  Abstract

  This study explores the impact of competition from international trade on the gender wage gap in Taiwan and South Korea between 1980 and 1999. The dynamic implications of Becker’s 1959…more

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• Working Paper No. 351
  August 01, 2002

  Race, Ethnicity, and the Gender-poverty Gap

  Yuval Elmelech and Hsien-Hen Lu
  Abstract

  We use data from the Current Population Survey (CPS 1994-2001) to document the relationship between gender-specific demographic variations and the gender-poverty gap among eight racial/ethnic groups. We find that black…more

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