Essays about: "labor bargaining power"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words labor bargaining power.

1. 1. Women change quickly while men change slowly : exploring gender perceptions of couples of East African origins in Sweden (Rwanda, Burundi, Eritrea and Ethiopia)

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Deo Niyomugabo; [2023]
   Keywords : immigrants; East Africa; integration program; gender norms; household bargaining; gender equality; bargaining power;

   Abstract : This study seeks to explore, from the perspectives of migrant couples, the challenges emanating from the change in gender norms during the integration process of migrant couples in Sweden. The research is specifically limited to migrants of East African origins (Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Rwanda) and the main intent is to scrutinize the evolvement of intra-household relations as gender norms change during the integration process. READ MORE

3. 2. Unemployment and Household Debt - A Practical Example

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Elias Bayat; Daniel Appelgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Unemployment; Household debt; Labor market; Debt overhang; OECD;

   Abstract : In the previous literature, a theoretical correlation has been established in between household indebtedness and the unemployment rate. This study uses several forms of regressions and OECD data on the years 1995 - 2021 to see if this correlation exists in practice. READ MORE

4. 3. The Effects of Fertility on Intrahousehold Resource Allocation and Women’s Bargaining Power - Evidence from Nigeria

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Isabella Rego Monteiro; [2022]
   Keywords : fertility; reproductive behavior; female empowerment; bargaining power; development; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper analyzes the impact of reproductive outcomes on women's participation in their family's decision-making and on the share of the household's resources allocated to them. It also examines the effects on labor, time use, and health-related outcomes. READ MORE

5. 4. Public Childcare and Female Empowerment: Evidence from Mexico

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Mia Hoffmann; [2019]
   Keywords : Female empowerment; Intimate partner violence; Household bargaining; Public childcare; Transition economies; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Despite ample evidence on the importance of labor market opportunities for women’s bargaining power, the link between public childcare availability and female empowerment has so far been widely overlooked. Using detailed survey data on household dynamics, this paper investigates the impact of the Mexican childcare program Estancias Infantiles para Apoyar a Madres Trabajadoras on women’s decision-making power and the prevalence of intimate partner violence. READ MORE

6. 5. Migrations Among Educationally Homogamous Couples in The US: 1997-2013

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Scott Glenn; [2016]
   Keywords : Migration; Female Labour Force Participation; Bargaining Models; Dual Career Couples; Internal Migration; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : As female labor participation rates, educational attainment, and occupational prestige improve the colocational dilemma of migration increasingly a problem. This paper seeks to determinine the difference in determinents and outcomes of interstate migration across educationally homogamous couples in the United States. READ MORE