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Development, Education, and Female Labour Force Participation; A Study of India

Leadbetter, Hannah LU (2019) EKHS21 20191
Department of Economic History
Abstract (Swedish)
With the development and structural transformation of an economy the dynamics of labour force participation change. The female experience of development and labour force participation is different to that of the male. Different levels of development and educational attainment, compounded by social expectations, correspond differently in effecting the likelihood for a woman to participate in the labour force. Indian economic expansion is a prevalent example of decreasing female labour force participation despite structural transformation and a greater number of women becoming highly educated. Using micro-level data and a logit regression model, this study investigates the non-linear relationship between female labour force participation,... (More)
With the development and structural transformation of an economy the dynamics of labour force participation change. The female experience of development and labour force participation is different to that of the male. Different levels of development and educational attainment, compounded by social expectations, correspond differently in effecting the likelihood for a woman to participate in the labour force. Indian economic expansion is a prevalent example of decreasing female labour force participation despite structural transformation and a greater number of women becoming highly educated. Using micro-level data and a logit regression model, this study investigates the non-linear relationship between female labour force participation, and educational attainment. This study considers other social and cultural factors, like caste, which also effect the decision to participate in the labour force or not. By doing so, this study contributes to the discussion of the determinants of female labour force participation. (Less)
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author
Leadbetter, Hannah LU
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organization
course
EKHS21 20191
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Development Education Gender Labour Force Participation Caste
language
English
id
8995220
date added to LUP
2019-10-22 14:44:43
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2019-10-22 14:44:43
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  abstract     = {{With the development and structural transformation of an economy the dynamics of labour force participation change. The female experience of development and labour force participation is different to that of the male. Different levels of development and educational attainment, compounded by social expectations, correspond differently in effecting the likelihood for a woman to participate in the labour force. Indian economic expansion is a prevalent example of decreasing female labour force participation despite structural transformation and a greater number of women becoming highly educated. Using micro-level data and a logit regression model, this study investigates the non-linear relationship between female labour force participation, and educational attainment. This study considers other social and cultural factors, like caste, which also effect the decision to participate in the labour force or not. By doing so, this study contributes to the discussion of the determinants of female labour force participation.}},
  author       = {{Leadbetter, Hannah}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Development, Education, and Female Labour Force Participation; A Study of India}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}