Determinants of Female Labor Force Participation: A Micro Analysis of Pakistan

Nooreen Mujahid ()
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Nooreen Mujahid: Department of Economics, University of Karachi, Pakistan

International Journal of Economics and Empirical Research (IJEER), 2014, vol. 2, issue 5, 211-220

Abstract: This paper analyzes the determinants both personal and household of female labor supply in Pakistan. It provides empirical evidence supporting various aspects of female participation by employing cross sectional data on females between the ages of 10-65 drawn from Labor Force Survey for the year 2005-06. Potential explanatory variables that determine female labor force participation includes females’ personal characteristics and household characteristics. The probit model is used to estimate the impact of the said variables on female labor force participation. The paper explored that the probability of female labor force participation increases with age. An interpretation stems from the fact that younger females would not command a decent wage due to low level of education, lack of experience and training. To conclude that women with higher education are more likely to participate and involve in the productive activities. Thus, the probability of participation increases substantially with the increase in the levels of education. Age and experience of women has a sizable impact on the decision to participate in the labor market. Investment in female education can be useful as it represents an investment that will pay off later on. This paper opens up new insights for policy makers to improve labor force participation in Pakistan.

Keywords: Labor force participation; Pakistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C91 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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