Women Labor Force Participation and Governance in Developing Economies: A Panel Analysis

SMabrooka Altaf ()
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SMabrooka Altaf: SInstitute of Southern Punjab, Multan, Pakistan.

iRASD Journal of Economics, 2019, vol. 1, issue 2, 89-102

Abstract: The current study empirically investigates the relationship among female labor force participation and governance in developing nations, using panel data of 62 developing countries, from the year 1996 to 2016. The two variables taken as dependent variables are women labor force participation and governance. Results of GMM estimation showed that there is a positive association between women's labor force participation and governance. Education, GDP per capita, and globalization have positive, while income inequality harms governance. Similarly, education, fertility rate, and the rural population have negative, and globalization has a positive impact on female labor force participation. So, it is concluded that the importance of governance and women labor force participation cannot be refused in terms of growth enhancement, which will consequently improve the social and economic conditions of developing countries.

Keywords: Labor force participation; Governance; Education; GDP per capita; Globalization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F02 F43 G34 I21 J21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.52131/joe.2019.0101.0008

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