@article{PAR00001315,
  title = {{E}xport processing zone expansion in {M}adagascar: {W}hat are the labour market and gender impacts?},
  author = {{G}lick, {P}. and {R}oubaud, {F}abrice},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his paper analyses part of the controversy over export processing zones ({EPZ}s)-the labour market and gender impacts-using unique time-series labour force survey data from an {A}frican setting: urban {M}adagascar, in which the {EPZ} (or {Z}one {F}ranche) grew very rapidly during the 1990s. {E}mployment in the {Z}one {F}ranche exhibits some basic patterns seen elsewhere in export processing industries of the developing world, such as the predominance of young, semi-skilled female workers. {T}aking advantage of microdata availability, we estimate earnings regressions to assess sector and gender wage premia. {Z}one {F}ranche employment is found to represent a significant step-up in pay for women who would otherwise be found in poorly remunerated informal sector work. {A}s it provides relatively high wage opportunities for those with relatively low levels of schooling, export processing development may also eventually have significant impacts on poverty. {F}urther, by disproportionately drawing women from the low-wage informal sector (where the gender pay gap is very large) to the relatively well-paid export processing jobs (where pay is not only higher but also similar for men and women with similar qualifications), the {EPZ} has the potential to contribute to improved overall gender equity in earnings in the urban economy. {A}long many non-wage dimensions, jobs in the {EPZ} are comparable to or even superior to other parts of the formal sector. {H}owever, the sector is also marked by very long working hours and high turnover, which may work to prevent it from being a source of long-term employment and economic advancement for women.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {A}frican {E}conomies},
  volume = {15},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {722--756},
  ISSN = {0963-8024},
  year = {2006},
  DOI = {10.1093/jae/ejk016},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00001315},
}