Explaining age and gender differences in employment rates: a labor supply side perspective
"This paper takes a labor supply perspective (neoclassical labor supply, job search) to explain the lower employment rates of older workers and women. The basic rationale is that workers choose non-employed if their reservation wages are larger than the offered wages. Whereas the offered wages...
Main Authors: | Humpert, Stephan, Pfeifer, Christian |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Berlin
2012
DIW |
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Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19132669124919508419-explaining-age-and-gender-diff.htm |
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