Female Labour Force Participation in MENA's Manufacturing Sector: The Implications of Firm-related and National Factors

Ali Fakih and Pascal Ghazalian

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Abstract: This paper examines the implications of firm-related and national factors for Female Labour Force Participation (FLFP) rates in manufacturing firms located in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The empirical investigation uses data derived from the World Bank's Enterprise Surveys database and applies fractional logit models to carry out the estimations. The results reveal positive implications of many firm-related factors, mainly private foreign ownership and exporting activities, for FLFP rates. National factors, such as economic development and gender equality, are also found to promote FLFP rates. These effects are generally found to be more important for women's overall labour participation rates than for women's non-production labour participation rates.

Keywords: Female labour force participation; fractional logit model; manufacturing firms; MENA region (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J21 J23 J82 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-12-01
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