Segregated Economies in an Integrated World: The Gendered Consequences of Exchange Rate Movements in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

IF 8.2 1区社会学 Q1 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

International Organization Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1017/s0020818323000139

Joel W. Simmons

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Abstract

Abstract I argue that exchange rates are an underappreciated explanation for the significant variation in the extent of female labor force participation in developing countries. Occupational segregation in developing countries is such that women working outside of the home tend to be segregated in labor-intensive export-oriented industries. Consequently, when an overvalued exchange rate increases export prices, it reduces commensurately the demand for female labor. This causes some women to drop out of the labor force. Data from over 150 low- and middle-income countries between 1990 and 2015 support this argument.

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一体化世界中的隔离经济:中低收入国家汇率变动的性别后果

我认为，汇率是对发展中国家女性劳动力参与程度显著差异的一个未被充分认识的解释。发展中国家的职业隔离是这样的，在家庭以外工作的妇女往往被隔离在劳力密集的面向出口的工业中。因此，当高估的汇率提高出口价格时，对女性劳动力的需求就相应减少。这导致一些妇女退出劳动力市场。1990年至2015年间来自150多个低收入和中等收入国家的数据支持这一观点。

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14.50

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