The Impact of the Trade Liberalization on Female Labor. Comparative Analysis between South Africa and Ethiopia with an Impact of the General Equilibrium Model

The effects of trade liberalization on female labor depend on a country's socio-economic & employment sector characteristics. A Gender-aware computable general equilibrium model is applied to Ethiopia & South Africa from a comparative perspective. Tarif reduction results in opposite out...

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Published in:	Panoeconomicus Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 69 - 88
Main Authors:	Lulit, Mitik, Claude, Berthomieu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	French
Published:	01-01-2008
Subjects:	Equality Ethiopia Labor Sex differences South Africa Tariff Trade liberalization Women
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Summary:	The effects of trade liberalization on female labor depend on a country's socio-economic & employment sector characteristics. A Gender-aware computable general equilibrium model is applied to Ethiopia & South Africa from a comparative perspective. Tarif reduction results in opposite outcomes regarding gender-based wage & labor market participation inequalities in the two countries due to their structural differences in men's & women's employment. Tables, Appendixes, References. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:	1452-595X