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dc.titleGeographical Exclusion in Rural Areas of El Salvador: Its Impact on Labor Market Outcomes
dc.contributor.authorVides de Andrade, Ana Regina
dc.contributor.authorLardé de Palomo, Anabella
dc.contributor.authorCalderón Martínez, Lissette
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageEl Salvador
dc.date.available2011-09-26T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2002-01-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThe main objective of this study is to examine the impact of geographic isolation of individuals living in El Salvador's rural areas on three labor market outcomes: labor force participation decision, sector of employment, and labor income. In this study, it is hypothesized that living in geographic isolation has a negative impact on rural workers' labor outcomes. The main results of this study indicate that the degree of geographic isolation does not discourage men from working; on the contrary, men living farther away from urban and maquila jobs are more likely to work. However, women living in greater isolation are highly concentrated in own-production agricultural activities, where women's skills are rewarded less than comparable men's skills. Through concentration into this sector, women living in geographic isolation obtain worse labor outcomes than men. When working in own-account nonagricultural production, geographic isolation also has a negative impact on men's labor income.
dc.format.extent46
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011246
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Geographical-Exclusion-in-Rural-Areas-of-El-Salvador-Its-Impact-on-Labor-Market-Outcomes.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectIncome, Consumption and Saving
dc.subjectWorkforce and Employment
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectRural Development
dc.subject.keywordswomen, rural areas, equality, gender, exclusion
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
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