Kebarangkalian Bekerja Wanita Berkahwin di Malaysia

Norehan Abdullah (), Rahmah Ismail (), Zulridah Noor () and Fariza Ahmad ()
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Norehan Abdullah: Pusat Pengajian Ekonomi, Kewangan dan Perbankan Kolej Perniagaan Universiti Utara Malaysia 06010 UUM Sintok
Rahmah Ismail: Fakulti Ekonomi Dan Pengurusan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600 UKM Bangi Selangor
Zulridah Noor: Fakulti Ekonomi Dan Pengurusan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600 UKM Bangi Selangor
Fariza Ahmad: Fakulti Ekonomi Dan Pengurusan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600 UKM Bangi Selangor

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 2012, vol. 46, issue 1, 107-117

Abstract: This study identifies the determinants of labor force participation of Malaysian married women and the issue of child care. Using a cross-section data of a survey done in the states of Selangor and Kedah, this study applied a probit model to explore the determinants of labor force participation of Malaysian married women. Consistent with previous studies, the probit analysis shows that the wage rate and number of children aged 18 years and above have positive significant impact on the probability to work, while husband’s income and number of children aged below six years have significant negative impact on married women’s decision to participate in the labor force. Interestingly, this study suggests that an increase in the costs of childcare significantly affects the labor supply of married Malaysian women.

Keywords: MNL; cost of child care; probability to work; probit model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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