Female Labour Supply in A Developing Economy: A Tale from A Primary Survey. (13th March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pradhan, Basanta K.; Singh, Shalabh K.; Mitra, Arup
• Is Part Of: Journal of international development. Volume 27:Number 1(2015:Jan.)
• Page Start: 99
• Page End: 111
• Publication Date: 2014-03-13
• Subjects: Economic development projects -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic policy -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Foreign economic relations -- Periodicals; Economic development -- Periodicals; 330.91724
• DOI: 10.1002/jid.2994
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0954-1748

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>The U‐shaped relationship between economic development and female work force participation rate may be explained at the household level in terms of the interaction between social factors and the income of the household. The social attitude and income are likely to be influenced by education, which augments the income on the one hand and on the other shifts women from stigmatised jobs to non‐stigmatised jobs and also reduces the adverse social response towards women participation in the labour market. The shift across sectors of employment is also motivated by education, implying positive associations between education and high productivity jobs. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd.</p> </abstract>