Technological Progress, Occupational Structure and Gender Gaps in the German Labour Market

Disability, Gender and the Labour Market

Disability, Gender and the Labour Market Using data from the 2002 LFS, we examine the impact of disability on labour market outcomes by gender. Our results indicate that substantial differences in both the likelihood of employment and levels of earnings exist, despite several years of operation of the Disability Discrimination Act. Significant heterogeneity within the disabled group is identifi...

Gender and occupational wage gaps in Romania: from planned equality to market inequality?

In Romania, the communist regime promoted an official policy of gender equality for more than 40 years, providing equal access to education and employment and restricting pay differentiation based on gender. After its fall in December 1989, the promotion of equal opportunities and treatment for men and women did not constitute a priority for any governments of the 1990s. This paper analyzes bot...

Generational and Gender Gaps in Labour and Pension Life-Time Incomes. The Evolution of the Labour Market and Retirement Benefits in Italy

Market Structure and Price Adjustment in the Iranian Tea Market

The Continuities of an East German Heimat: Gender and Technological Progress in Du bist min. Ein deutsches Tagebuch