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Oil-based economies do not necessarily drive women out of the labour market
Oil-based economies do not necessarily drive women out of the labour market
There are large differences in the labor force participation rate of women compared with men across the world. Many commentators suggest that in some countries, this is due to the importance of extractive industries such as oil mining, which tend to be biased towards male employment. Using data from the early 20th century oil boom in the American South, […]