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- Title
Deceleration in Female Labor Force Participation in Latin America.
- Authors
GASPARINI, LEONARDO; MARCHIONNI, MARIANA
- Abstract
After half a century of sustained growth, female labor force participation has decelerated in Latin America, especially among married vulnerable women. Based on a large database of microdata from household surveys, this paper documents this recent deceleration and provides evidence on the determinants. We argue that the fast economic growth experienced by the region in the 2000s was an important driving force: lower unemployment and higher earnings of male partners plus increased social assistance may have reduced the pressing need for vulnerable women to take low-quality jobs.
- Subjects
LATIN America; WOMEN employees; LABOR supply; UNEMPLOYMENT; ECONOMIC expansion; LATIN American economy; HOUSEHOLD surveys; TWENTY-first century
- Publication
Economía, 2017, Vol 18, Issue 1, p197
- ISSN
1529-7470
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.31389/eco.55