GRA 5917 Public Opinion and Input Politics Economic Development and Female Labor Force Participation Amanda Carlisle Nina Kjeldsberg

Purpose

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To study the effects of economic development on the level of female work participation

Theory

•Pampel and Tanaka (1986) •There is a curvilinear relationship between economic development and female labor force participation (FLFP) FLFP Economic Development

Other variables important to female labour force participation

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Family structure Female education Income Inequality The adult sex ratio Strength of the government Economic dependency Labor force growth No effect: divorce rate, government revenue Major implication of findings: reemphasize the importance of the structure of technology and work for the employment of women

Model

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FLFP = β 0 + β 1 (IndDev) + β 2 (EdOpp) + β 3 (CWR) + β 4 (IncIneq) + β 5 (StrSta) + β 6 (FDI) + β 7 (SR) + β 8 (ExpLF)

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β 1 = Industrial development β 2 = Educational opportunities for women β 3 β 4 β 5 β 6 β 7 β 8 = Child/woman ratio = Income inequality = Strong state = Dependence on FDI and trade = Sex ratio = Expansion of the labor force

Reconsiderations

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Our Model: FLFP = β 0 + β 1 (IndDev)

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Control for the same factors as Pampel and Tanaka Using a dummy variable for β 5 (Strong State) Expand study from two time points to panel data Includes data that was hard to acquire in 1986 (ex. East European countries) Possibly using GNP to measure β 1 energy use per capita (IndDev) instead of

Data Sources

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World Databank World Values Survey ILO LABORSTA