Female Labor Force Participation and Economic Growth. Re-Examination of U-Shaped Curve.

8 Pages Posted: 17 Mar 2014

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Ewa Lechman

Gdańsk University of Technology - Faculty of Management and Economics

Date Written: March 16, 2014

Abstract

The paper contributes by providing new insights into relationship between female labor force and economic growth in 162 countries over the period 1990-2012. We anticipate uncovering U-shaped impact of economic growth on female labor force. To examine the previous we deploy longitudinal data analysis assuming non-linearity between variables. Our main findings support the hypothesis on U-shaped relationship between female labor force participation and economic growth, however high cross-country variability on the field is evident.

Keywords: female labor force, women, economic growth, U-shaped curve, panel data.

JEL Classification: J21, O10, O50

Suggested Citation

Lechman, Ewa, Female Labor Force Participation and Economic Growth. Re-Examination of U-Shaped Curve. (March 16, 2014). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2409864 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2409864

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