Does Gender Influence the Provision of Fringe Benefits?: Evidence From Vietnamese SMEs

John Rand; Finn Tarp

doi:10.1080/13545701.2010.542003

Does Gender Influence the Provision of Fringe Benefits? Evidence From Vietnamese SMEs

16 Citationer (Scopus)

Abstract

This contribution studies the provision of fringe benefits using a unique survey of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam. Analysis of the survey reveals that women who own SMEs are more likely than men who own similar firms to provide employees with fringe benefits such as annual leave, social benefits, and health insurance. This gender effect exists especially with regard to mandatory social insurance and is robust to the inclusion of standard determinants of wage compensation. The study also explores whether this finding is linked to gender differences in social networks and workforce structure, worker recruitment mechanisms, and the degree of unionization. However, these factors cannot fully account for the observed differences in fringe benefits along the “gender of owner” dimension. There remains a sizable and unexplained fringe benefits premium paid to employees in women-owned firms.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Feminist Economics
Vol/bind	17
Udgave nummer	1
Sider (fra-til)	59-87
Antal sider	29
ISSN	1354-5701
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/13545701.2010.542003
Status	Udgivet - jan. 2011

Emneord

Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet
gender
Vietnam

Adgang til dokumentet

10.1080/13545701.2010.542003

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13545701.2010.542003?needAccess=true&role=buttonLicens: CC BY-NC

Citationsformater

@article{90c0908fe0d4423483835479fb1465dd,

title = "Does Gender Influence the Provision of Fringe Benefits?: Evidence From Vietnamese SMEs",

abstract = "This contribution studies the provision of fringe benefits using a unique survey of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam. Analysis of the survey reveals that women who own SMEs are more likely than men who own similar firms to provide employees with fringe benefits such as annual leave, social benefits, and health insurance. This gender effect exists especially with regard to mandatory social insurance and is robust to the inclusion of standard determinants of wage compensation. The study also explores whether this finding is linked to gender differences in social networks and workforce structure, worker recruitment mechanisms, and the degree of unionization. However, these factors cannot fully account for the observed differences in fringe benefits along the “gender of owner” dimension. There remains a sizable and unexplained fringe benefits premium paid to employees in women-owned firms.",

keywords = "Faculty of Social Sciences, gender, Vietnam",

author = "John Rand and Finn Tarp",

note = "JEL classification: J16, J31, O53 ",

year = "2011",

month = jan,

doi = "10.1080/13545701.2010.542003",

language = "English",

volume = "17",

pages = "59--87",

journal = "Feminist Economics",

issn = "1354-5701",

publisher = "Routledge",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Does Gender Influence the Provision of Fringe Benefits?

T2 - Evidence From Vietnamese SMEs

AU - Rand, John

AU - Tarp, Finn

N1 - JEL classification: J16, J31, O53

PY - 2011/1

Y1 - 2011/1

N2 - This contribution studies the provision of fringe benefits using a unique survey of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam. Analysis of the survey reveals that women who own SMEs are more likely than men who own similar firms to provide employees with fringe benefits such as annual leave, social benefits, and health insurance. This gender effect exists especially with regard to mandatory social insurance and is robust to the inclusion of standard determinants of wage compensation. The study also explores whether this finding is linked to gender differences in social networks and workforce structure, worker recruitment mechanisms, and the degree of unionization. However, these factors cannot fully account for the observed differences in fringe benefits along the “gender of owner” dimension. There remains a sizable and unexplained fringe benefits premium paid to employees in women-owned firms.

AB - This contribution studies the provision of fringe benefits using a unique survey of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam. Analysis of the survey reveals that women who own SMEs are more likely than men who own similar firms to provide employees with fringe benefits such as annual leave, social benefits, and health insurance. This gender effect exists especially with regard to mandatory social insurance and is robust to the inclusion of standard determinants of wage compensation. The study also explores whether this finding is linked to gender differences in social networks and workforce structure, worker recruitment mechanisms, and the degree of unionization. However, these factors cannot fully account for the observed differences in fringe benefits along the “gender of owner” dimension. There remains a sizable and unexplained fringe benefits premium paid to employees in women-owned firms.

KW - Faculty of Social Sciences

KW - gender

KW - Vietnam

U2 - 10.1080/13545701.2010.542003

DO - 10.1080/13545701.2010.542003

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1354-5701

VL - 17

SP - 59

EP - 87

JO - Feminist Economics

JF - Feminist Economics

IS - 1

ER -