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Trade and Female Labor Participation: Stylized Facts Using a Global Dataset

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dc.contributor.authorRocha, Nadia
dc.contributor.authorWinkler, Deborah
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-27T16:45:37Z
dc.date.available2019-12-27T16:45:37Z
dc.date.issued2019-12
dc.description.abstractUsing a cross-section of more than 29,000 manufacturing firms in 64 developing and emerging countries from the World Bank's Enterprise Surveys, this paper assesses whether trading firms have a female labor share premium relative to non-trading firms. It focuses on four types of trading firms: exporters, importers, global value chain participants, and foreign firms. The study finds a female labor share premium for all four trading types, controlling for firm output, capital intensity, total factor productivity, and fixed effects. The findings also hold after controlling for differences in relative wages between men and women and excluding traditional export sectors (apparel and electronics) from the sample. The female labor share premium is much higher for production workers compared with non-production workers, implying that women specialize in low-skill production. In line with these findings, the study finds that the female labor share premium for exporters and global value chain participants is highest in low-tech sectors. And female ownership and management expand the female labor share premium for trading firms. Finally, the results suggest that although average wage rates are lower for firms with higher female labor shares, this negative correlation is smaller for trading firms.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/193111577420193090/Trade-and-Female-Labor-Participation-Stylized-Facts-Using-a-Global-Dataset
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9098
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/33106
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9098
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectGLOBAL VALUE CHAIN
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR SHARE
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.titleTrade and Female Labor Participationen
dc.title.subtitleStylized Facts Using a Global Dataseten
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okr.crossref.titleTrade And Female Labor Participation : Stylized Facts Using A Global Dataset
okr.date.disclosure2019-12-26
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/193111577420193090/Trade-and-Female-Labor-Participation-Stylized-Facts-Using-a-Global-Dataset
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9098
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okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicGender::Gender and Poverty
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Skills Development and Labor Force Training
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Wages, Compensation & Benefits
okr.unitMacroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice
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