Female employment and occupational changes in the 1990s: How is the EU performing relative to the US?

European Economic Review

Volumn 45, Issue 4-6, 2001, Pages 875-889

  Dolado, J J ^a,b   Felgueroso, F ^b,c   Jimeno, J F ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^e Foundation for Applied Economic Research FEDEA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Female employment; Occupational change; Occupations gender segregation

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PARTICIPATION; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035008828     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2921(01)00114-3     Document Type: Article

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