Gender inequality in labor markets: a stochastic convergence study of unemployment gaps in the OECD

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dc.authorid0000-0001-5738-690X
dc.authorid0000-0002-5902-4096
dc.contributor.authorYilanci, Veli
dc.contributor.authorAltinsoy, Abdulkadir
dc.contributor.authorUnlu Bektas, Adviye Damla
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-03T12:00:45Z
dc.date.available2026-02-03T12:00:45Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractPurposeThis study aims to empirically investigate the stochastic convergence of the gender unemployment gap (male minus female unemployment rates) across 30 OECD countries for the period January 2000 to December 2024. It examines the persistence of this gap, framed within the theoretical tension between unemployment hysteresis and the Law of One Rate of Unemployment (LOOUR).Design/methodology/approachThe study employs the robust Bahmani-Oskooee, Chang, and Wu (BCW) panel unit root test, which innovatively accounts for both sharp structural breaks and smooth, nonlinear dynamics through Fourier functions, while being robust to cross-sectional dependence.FindingsThe findings reveal substantial evidence of stochastic convergence for a majority of the panel (25 out of 30 countries), meaning their individual gender unemployment gaps tend to revert towards the OECD average gender unemployment gap. This suggests that for these nations, shocks causing their gender unemployment gap to deviate from the OECD average are largely transitory.Originality/valueThis research offers a novel methodological perspective by directly examining the dynamic properties of the gender unemployment gap itself as a time series using advanced panel unit root tests. It contributes by empirically testing the LOOUR versus hysteresis debate specifically for gender-differentiated unemployment and provides evidence supporting tailored policy interventions to address both transitory and structural components of these disparities in developed labor markets.
dc.identifier.doi10.1108/IJM-05-2025-0418
dc.identifier.issn0143-7720
dc.identifier.issn1758-6577
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105025433726
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/IJM-05-2025-0418
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/34694
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001631368700001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Manpower
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260130
dc.subjectGender unemployment gap
dc.subjectStochastic convergence
dc.subjectOECD countries
dc.subjectPanel unit root test
dc.subjectUnemployment hysteresis
dc.subjectLabor market policy
dc.titleGender inequality in labor markets: a stochastic convergence study of unemployment gaps in the OECD
dc.typeArticle

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