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- Title
The Rise in Women's Labor-Force Participation in Mexico—Supply vs. Demand Factors.
- Authors
Bhalotra, Sonia; Fernández, Manuel
- Abstract
This study estimates the relative importance of alternative supply and demand mechanisms in explaining the rise of female labor-force participation (FLFP) over the last 55 years in Mexico. The growth of FLFP in Mexico between 1960 and 2015 followed an S-shaped, with a considerable acceleration during the 1990s. Using descriptive decomposition methods and a shift-share design, the study shows that, put together, supply and demand factors can account for most of the rise of FLFP over the entire period, led by increases in women's education, declining fertility, and shifts in the occupational structure of the workforce. However, there is unexplained variation in the 1990s, when FLFP spiked.
- Subjects
MEXICO; SUPPLY &; demand; DECOMPOSITION method; PARTICIPATION; FERTILITY decline; TECHNOLOGICAL innovations; HOUSEKEEPING
- Publication
World Bank Economic Review, 2024, Vol 38, Issue 2, p319
- ISSN
0258-6770
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/wber/lhad025