Why did gender inequality lag GDP per capita and human development growth in Korea over 1976-1996?
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Keywords
gender pay gap; gender equality; economic growth; human development; South Korean growth; marital status; trade unions;All these keywords.
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- J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
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- NEP-HIS-2024-03-11 (Business, Economic and Financial History)
- NEP-LAB-2024-03-11 (Labour Economics)
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