Theory suggests several ways in which exporting may benefit women’s employment. However, the empirical evidence is mixed and limited, especially for developing countries. This paper uses firm-level survey data for 91 developing countries to estimate the relationship between exporting and the share of women workers at the firm. The analysis pays close attention to endogeneity concerns. First, it proxies a given firms’ exports by the average exports...
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2021/01/27
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政策研究报告
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WPS9527
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2021/01/27
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Disclosed
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Exports and Women Workers in Formal Firms
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female workers