Female labor force participation, labor market dynamic, and growth

The labor force participation of women is lower than the labor force participation of men. This empirical regularity is particularly acute in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). In terms of labor market productivity and growth potential, these lower participation rates constitute a reserve of untapped resources. Providing an estimate of the impact that increased female participation in the labor force has on labor market outcomes and [gross domestic product] GDP is therefore crucial but challenging. Two issues are of importance: sample selection and equilibrium effects. We develop a labor m ... Show more

Authors: Bustelo, Monserrat; Flabbi, Luca; Piras, Claudia; Tejada, Mauricio

Published: Washington, District of Columbia, Inter-American Development Bank, 2019

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Physical description: [85] p.

Access item: http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0001449

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