How Does Growth Affect Labor Income by Gender? A Structural Path Analysis for Tanzania

Parra, Juan Carlos and Wodon, Quentin (2010): How Does Growth Affect Labor Income by Gender? A Structural Path Analysis for Tanzania. Published in: Gender Disparities in Africa’s Labor Markets, World Bank, Washington, DC (edited by J. S. Arbache, A. Kolev, and E. Filipiak) (August 2010): pp. 273-296.

Abstract

This paper uses structural path analysis to examine the transmission channels through which an initial shock travels through the economy to affect other accounts of a Social Accounting Matrix. The focus is on the impact of shocks on labor income by gender in Tanzania and the analysis is used to characterize what we call the concentration, strength, and speed of various transmission channels.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Gender; Labor income; Social Accounting Matrix; Structural Path Analysis; Tanzania
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D5 - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium > D57 - Input-Output Tables and Analysis; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply

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