Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2022.2100434
The effect of trade on the gender gap in labour markets: the moderating role of information and communication technologies
Zi Hui Yin
Chang Hwan Choi
Abstract
This study analyses the impact of international trade on the gender
gap in labour force participation while considering the moderating
role of information and communication technologies (ICT).
Our analyses of panel data from 79 developing economies over
2006–2019 reveal that international trade narrows gender gap,
and the interaction between trade and ICT is likely to widen it.
Further, the impact of these two parameters on the gender gap
varies across economies by development level and region.
Developing economies should strategically focus on trade promotion
and adopt gender-equitable ICT development policies to narrow
gender gap.
Keywords
Gender gap in labour markets; female labour force participation; international trade; information and communication technologies; developing economies
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Publication date:
31.3.2023.
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