What Drives Female Labour Force Participation? Comparable Micro-level Evidence from Eight Developing and Emerging Economies

• Published in: The Journal of development studies Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 417 - 442
• Main Authors: Klasen, Stephan, Le, TU THI NGOC, Pieters, Janneke, Santos Silva, Manuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 04.03.2021; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Fertility; Labor force; Labor force participation; Low income groups; Wives; Women

We investigate the micro-level determinants of labour force participation of urban married women in eight low- and middle-income economies: Bolivia, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Jordan, South Africa, Tanzania, and Vietnam. In order to understand what drives changes and differences in participation rate...