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Pandemic Pendulum: Investigating the Post-COVID Resurgence in India’s Female Labour Force Participation Using Probit Analysis

Bhayana, Shreeya LU (2024) EKHS22 20251
Department of Economic History
Abstract
India’s Female Labour Force Participation started declining from 2004-05 and fell from 42.74% in 2004-05 to 19.23% in 2021-22. However, in 2022-23, after the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Female Labour Force Participation rate was recorded at 28.26%. Against these circumstances, this thesis aims to characterize the nature of women's employment after the COVID-19 Pandemic. Furthermore, this thesis uses Probit and IV Probit Models to determine whether this increase is a result of change is a result of changes in labour-supply side factors. The results indicate that while there is some variation in how supply-side factors; it does not fully explain the surge in female employment.
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author
Bhayana, Shreeya LU
supervisor
organization
course
EKHS22 20251
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
India, Female Labour Force Participation, COVID, Gender, Structural Transformation
language
English
id
9188449
date added to LUP
2026-09-07 13:53:11
date last changed
2026-09-07 13:53:11
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  abstract     = {{India’s Female Labour Force Participation started declining from 2004-05 and fell from 42.74% in 2004-05 to 19.23% in 2021-22. However, in 2022-23, after the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Female Labour Force Participation rate was recorded at 28.26%. Against these circumstances, this thesis aims to characterize the nature of women's employment after the COVID-19 Pandemic. Furthermore, this thesis uses Probit and IV Probit Models to determine whether this increase is a result of change is a result of changes in labour-supply side factors. The results indicate that while there is some variation in how supply-side factors; it does not fully explain the surge in female employment.}},
  author       = {{Bhayana, Shreeya}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Pandemic Pendulum: Investigating the Post-COVID Resurgence in India’s Female Labour Force Participation Using Probit Analysis}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}