Labor Market Regulations for Women : Are they Beneficial?

This note considers the impacts on female workers of two forms of labor market regulations common in developing countries: mandated maternity benefits and working-hour restrictions for women. Anecdotal evidence suggests that maternity benefits are...

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Main Author: van Selm, Alexandra
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/6049285/labor-market-regulations-women-beneficial
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11246