Abstract
This paper examines the influence of gender and free trade zone employment on health. Results from logistic regression analysis provide mixed evidence of significant effects. Findings show the combined negative effects of gender and free trade zone employment on hospitalization, and the negative effects of free trade zone employment on declaring health problems. Findings also demonstrate the positive effects of gender on the usage of preventive medicine, and the positive effects of free trade zone employment on coverage through social security. Demographic factors linked to health include household location, household labor, age, and education.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 394-409 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | World Development |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2007 |
Keywords
- Dominican Republic
- free trade zone employment
- gender
- globalization
- health
- well-being
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Building and Construction
- Development
- Sociology and Political Science
- Economics and Econometrics