Using a rich microdata set from 1971 to 1992 that is highly suitable for performing decompositions, the author explains the trends in South Korea's gender earning differential. She shows that despite rapid economic growth, South Korea's gender earnings differential for all education groups...

Populations become increasingly feminized with age. Since older women are more vulnerable to poverty, they may find it more difficult than men to access health care. This study examines factors that may constrain older persons in Southeast Asia from meeting their health-care needs when sick. Our...

This study explores the impact of competition from international trade on the gender wage gap in Taiwan and South Korea between 1980 and 1999. The dynamic implications of Becker's 1959 theory of discrimination lead one to expect that increased competition from international trade reduces the...