Globalization and Gender Wage Inequality in China

被引：79

作者：

Chen, Zhihong ^{[1
]}

Ge, Ying ^{[1
]}

Lai, Huiwen ^{[2
]}

Wan, Chi ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Int Business & Econ, Beijing, Peoples R China

[2] Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[3] Univ Massachusetts, Boston, MA 02125 USA

来源：

WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2013年 / 44卷

关键词：

globalization; gender wage inequality; Asian; China; URBAN CHINA; ECONOMIC TRANSITION; GLOBAL FEMINIZATION; FLEXIBLE LABOR; EARNINGS GAP; DIFFERENTIALS; SEGREGATION; GROWTH; DISCRIMINATION; ENTERPRISES;

D O I：

10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.11.007

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

This paper uses an enterprise-population-level dataset to investigate the link between globalization and gender inequality in the Chinese labor market. We find that foreign and exporting firms employ more female workers than domestic nonexporters. Foreign participation and export orientation within the same region and industry significantly encourage female employment and reduce the gender wage gap. Furthermore, we show that while a large gender wage gap exists for foreign and exporting firms, it mainly reflects the difference in gender productivity. Gender wage discrimination is observed only among private nonexporting firms. Overall, our results highlight the importance of globalization in encouraging female employment and reducing gender discrimination. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：256 / 266

页数：11

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