The Causes and Consequences of Increased Female Education and Labor Force Participation in Developing Countries

Rachel Heath () and Seema Jayachandran

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Abstract: This article describes recent trends in female education and labor force participation in developing countries. It also reviews the literature on the causes and effects of the recent changes in female education and employment levels. [BREAD Working Paper No. 493].

Keywords: female labor force participation; education; gender, education, developing countries, causes, effects, employment, school, daughters, labor market opprotunities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-10
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