scholarly journals Societal Change and the Economics of Fertility and Female Labour Force Participation

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacques Poot ◽  
Jacques J. Siegers
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Labour Supply ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Female Labour Force Participation ◽  
Female Labour ◽  
Simple Regression Model ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Theoretical Issues

This paper reports the results of a New Zealand study of one aspect of household economics: the relationship between fertility behaviour and labour supply. Empirical research has shown that the presence of young children affects labour supply of the mother. New Zealand examples are Hyman (1979) and Harris and Raney (1991). However, Hockey and Khawaja (1984) found that a woman's labour force participation negatively affects fertility. In this paper we argue that fertility and labour force participation decisions are determined jointly rather than that there is a one-way causal relationship. We test this hypothesis by means of a simple regression model of fertility and female labour force participation using grouped data from 22 Local Government Regions (LGRs), pooled for the years 1976, 1981 and 1986. The next section discusses some of the theoretical issues. This is followed by a description of the data and a discussion of regression equations. After summing up the results, the last section provides some suggestions for further research.

scholarly journals The rise in women’s labour force participation in Mexico: Supply vs demand factors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Bhalotra ◽  
Manuel Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Labour Supply ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Decomposition Methods ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Female Labour Force Participation ◽  
Female Labour ◽  
And Shifts ◽  
Unexplained Variation

We estimate the relative importance of alternative labour supply and demand mechanisms in explaining the rise of female labour force participation over the last 55 years in Mexico. The growth of female labour force participation in Mexico between 1960 and 2015 followed an S-shape, with a considerable acceleration during the 1990s. Using decomposition methods and a shift-share design, we show that, put together, supply and demand factors can account for the rise of female labour force participation over the period, led by increases in women’s education and shifts in the occupational structure of the workforce. However, there is unexplained variation in the 1990s, when female labour force participation spiked.

Does Vocational Training Promote Female Labour Force Participation? An Analysis for India

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-173
Author(s):  
Indrajit Bairagya ◽  
Tulika Bhattacharya ◽  
Pragati Tiwari
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Training ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Female Labour Force Participation ◽  
Jel Codes ◽  
Female Labour ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of the article is to assess the impact of formal and informal vocational training on female labour force participation in India, based on the Periodic Labour Force Survey data for 2017–2018, employing a trivariate probit model. Results show that participation both in formal and informal vocational training has a positive and statistically significant impact on female labour force participation across all specifications of the regression models, thus showing the robustness of the relationship. Most importantly, the provision of vocational training helps break the traditional U-shaped relationship between female labour force participation and educational levels. However, the fact that the percentage of formal vocational training holders is much lower than that of informal vocational training holders and that it varies among males and females, points to the need for special policy attention on the promotion of female participation in formal vocational training on a large scale. JEL Codes: J21, J24, J71

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