Determinants of Women's Labor-Force Participation: An Econometric Analysis for Five Countries

Addresses three hypotheses which may help to explain the differences in the observed labour-force participation rates of women and which can be examined using micro-data from LIS. These include: the importance of income needs, the role of marriage patterns, and the effects of children. Identically-specified probit equations were estimated on five rich industrialized countries to test these hypotheses.

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Year of publication:	1993
Authors:	Phipps, Shelley A.
Publisher:	Luxembourg : Luxembourg Income Study (LIS)
Subject:	Weibliche Arbeitskräfte \| Australien \| Deutschland \| Kanada \| Niederlande \| USA

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Series:	LIS Working Paper Series ; 99
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/160771 [Handle] RePEc:lis:liswps:99 [RePEc]
Source:	EconStor

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