| Abstract: | Gender discrimination in developing country labor markets raises the concern that women may be unable to find alternative employment following public-sector job loss. Theoretical and empirical results in this article suggest that, in segmented labor markets, observed unemployment spells may actually be shorter for women than for men. This is a result of the relatively strong incentive wage-sector discrimination creates for women to accept more readily available, but less-remunerative, nonwage-sector positions. |
