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Gender gaps in labor market outcomes in a resource-dependent country

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  • Abdulla, Kanat
  • Serikbayeva, Balzhan

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In the present paper we examine gender gaps in labor market outcomes in a resource-dependent country, the issue that has received scant attention in the literature. Kazakhstan represents a unique context to investigate the impact of mineral dependence on gender equality. Employing micro-level Labor Force Survey data, the study empirically establishes that gender earnings gaps can be partly explained by industry effects, while regional, human capital, and social characteristics could play a minor role in accounting for earnings differences between male and female workers. Further analysis suggests that women in resource-dependent environments face greater disparities in earnings and occupational status. The Oaxaca-Binder decomposition reveals that a large part of the gender gap is unexplained by the differences in the observed characteristics of men and women which could be associated with unobserved factors not included in the analysis. However, the potential for gender discrimination here seems to be quite significant.

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  • Abdulla, Kanat & Serikbayeva, Balzhan, 2024. "Gender gaps in labor market outcomes in a resource-dependent country," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 90(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jrpoli:v:90:y:2024:i:c:s0301420724000527
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.104685
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    Keywords

    Resource-dependence; Gender equality; Occupational mobility;
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    JEL classification:

    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity

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