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Ethnic and Gender Inequality in Employment during the New Economic Policy

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  • Zulkifly Osman

    (School of Economics, National University of Malaysia)

  • Hazrul Shahiri

    (School of Economics, National University of Malaysia)

Abstract

The paper analyses ethnic-based and gender-based segregation in employment as a fundamental reason for the economic inequality between the three major ethnic groups in Malaysia. Using the Duncan Dissimilarity Index (DDI) and the Adjusted Duncan Dissimilarity Index (ADDI), the study found a marked increase in the degree of segregation based on occupation between males and females by the end of the New Economic Policy (NEP), particularly among the ethnic Malays. The findings provide an explanation as to why ethnic inequalities persisted post NEP.

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  • Zulkifly Osman & Hazrul Shahiri, 2014. "Ethnic and Gender Inequality in Employment during the New Economic Policy," Institutions and Economies (formerly known as International Journal of Institutions and Economies), Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, vol. 6(1), pages 57-72, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:umk:journl:v:6:y:2014:i:1:p:57-72
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    Keywords

    Occupation segregation; Duncan Dissimilarity Index; New Economic Policy;
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    JEL classification:

    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J48 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Particular Labor Markets; Public Policy

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