Gender composition and market structure in Hong Kong

John S. HEYWOOD; Xiangdong WEI

Gender composition and market structure in Hong Kong

John S. HEYWOOD
, Xiangdong WEI

Department of Economics

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Abstract

This chapter uses original data to examine the connection between the gender composition of firms’ employees and the market structure in which those firms operate. We were involved in the collection of the data and it has not been previously used for this purpose. We argue that Hong Kong just prior to the establishment of the Special Administrative Region provides an interesting test case and that the results reflect a highly flexible and deregulated labor market. As such, the findings from Hong Kong are not just one more data point but rather evidence from an environment more closely fitting the ideal of the neoclassical economist.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Product market structure and labor market discrimination
Publisher	Albany
Pages	81-100
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Print)	9780791466230
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2006

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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