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Female labour force participation in MENA's manufacturing sector: The implications of firm-related and national factors
Fakih, Ali; Ghazalian, Pascal L. - 2013
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region falls behind several other geo-economic regions in terms of women's participation rates in the labour market. This paper examines the implications of firm-related and national factors for Female Labour Force Participation (FLFP) rates in...
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The Distribution of the Gender Wage Gap
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Fernandez Sierra, Manuel - 2018
We analyse impacts of the rising labor force participation of women on the gender wage gap. We formulate and structurally estimate an equilibrium model of the labor market in which the elasticity of substitution between male and female labor is allowed to vary depending on the task content of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011931605
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The trend in female labour force participation: what can be expected for the future?
Euwals, Rob; Knoef, Marike; van Vuuren, Daniel - 2007
of education, the diminishing negative effect of children, and unobserved cohort effects have played an important role …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277112
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Migrant women on the labour market: On the role of home- and host-country participation
Kok, Suzanne; Bosch, Nicole; Deelen, Anja; Euwals, Rob - 2011
The behaviour of migrant women on the labour market is influenced by a variety of factors, among which the culture of the home and host country. Part of the literature investigates the role of home-country culture. This study extends the literature by including a measure for the influence of...
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Understanding the Rising Trend in Female Labour Force Participation
Herault, Nicolas; Kalb, Guyonne - 2020
Female labour force participation has increased tremendously since World War II in developed countries. Prior research provides piecemeal evidence identifying some drivers of change but largely fails to present a consistent story. Using a rare combination of data and modelling capacity available...
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Women's Careers and Family Formation
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clarke, Damian; Walther, Selma - 2022
This paper discusses research on the relationship between fertility and women's labour force participation. It surveys methods used to obtain causal identification, and provides an overview of the evidence of causal effects in both directions. We highlight a few themes that we regard as...
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Women's Transitions in the Labour Market as a Result of Childbearing: The Challenges of Formal Sector Employment in Indonesia
Cameron, Lisa A.; Contreras Suarez, Diana; Tseng, Yi-Ping - 2023
Although it is well established that women's labour force participation drops markedly with marriage and childbearing, surprisingly little is known about women's labour market transitions, especially in developing countries. This paper uses the Indonesian Family Life Survey to track the...
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Employment Transitions of Women in India: A Panel Analysis
Sarkar, Sudipa; Sahoo, Soham; Klasen, Stephan - 2017
participation despite substantial economic growth, strong fertility decline and expanding female education in India has been studied …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011786936
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Returns to Education and Female Participation Nexus: Evidence from India
Kanjilal-Bhaduri, Sanghamitra; Pastore, Francesco - 2017
In this paper, we make an attempt to understand whether low labour market returns to education in India are responsible … market participation through gender lens. Results show that women's education has a U-shaped relationship with paid work … participation. The probability to participate in the paid labour market shows an increasing trend with education levels higher than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011816481
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The Puzzles and Contradictions of the Indian Labour Market: What Will the Future of Work Look Like?
Verick, Sher - 2018
Analysing the Indian labour market poses inherent challenges given the country's size and diversity. Rather than a case of "jobless growth", India has experienced concentrated employment growth, mainly in urban areas and for men. This has been accompanied by a decline in the female labour force...
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