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Women in Austrian International Trade

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  • Birgit Meyer
  • Klaus S. Friesenbichler
  • Harald Oberhofer

Abstract

This study is the first to examine employment effects by gender in Austrian firms and thus provides insight into the role of Austrian firms engaged in foreign trade for women's labour market opportunities and participation in firms. Using a matched employer-employee dataset based on various microdata from the Austrian Micro Data Center (AMDC) of Statistics Austria, the study looks at different indicators and possible differences between female employees in foreign trade-affiliated firms compared to exclusively domestic firms.

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  • Birgit Meyer & Klaus S. Friesenbichler & Harald Oberhofer, 2024. "Women in Austrian International Trade," FIW Research Reports series 4, FIW.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsr:ecbook:y:2024:m:05:i:4
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    Keywords

    international trade; gender pay gap; female labour force participation; Matched employer-employee data; Exporter;
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    JEL classification:

    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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