Workplace sanitation and female labour force participation in the informal sector

Lokesh Posti, Rajan Khare () and Rahul Kumar ()
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Rajan Khare: University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus
Rahul Kumar: Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur

Economics Bulletin, 2023, vol. 43, issue 3, 1411 - 1420

Abstract: This study focuses on the issue of sanitation in developing countries impacting female labour force participation. Using the context of the informal sector, which, although marginalised, supports a sizable share of the workers in the economy, we analyse National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) 73rd round survey, 2015-16, on informal firms. We find a positive impact of toilet availability on the share of female workers in an informal firm. Heterogeneity concerns were addressed by categorising firms into different sizes as per the MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) classification, and endogeneity concerns were addressed using instrumental variable (IV) regression and propensity score matching (PSM) technique.

Keywords: Informal Firms; Hygiene; Female (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J4 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-09-30
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