Globalisation and the Gender Earnings Gap : Evidence from Sri Lanka and Cambodia

Using household and labor force surveys from Cambodia and Sri Lanka, we find large positive wage premiums and a closing of the male-female wage gap during the Multi-Fiber Arrangement (MFA) period, but smaller premiums and a widening wage gap after the end of the MFA. Our results suggest that apparel...

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Main Authors: Robertson, Raymond, Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys, Savchenko, Yevgeniya
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor and Francis 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33144