Female labour force participation and economic growth in the South Mediterranean countries

被引：55

作者：

Tsani, Stella ^{[1
]}

Paroussos, Leonidas ^{[1
]}

Fragiadakis, Costas ^{[1
]}

Charalambidis, Ioannis ^{[1
]}

Capros, Pantelis ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Tech Univ Athens, Lab E3M, Dept Elect & Comp Engn 9, GR-15773 Athens, Greece

来源：

ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2013年 / 120卷 / 02期

关键词：

Female labour force participation rate; General equilibrium; South Mediterranean countries;

D O I：

10.1016/j.econlet.2013.04.043

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We investigate the relationship between female labour force participation and economic growth in the South Mediterranean countries with a two-step methodology of econometric exercise and general equilibrium modelling. Econometric estimations on female labour participation confirm the U-shaped function and the presence of region-specific barriers. Estimations have been employed in a satellite manner to a general equilibrium model for the simulation of (i) changes in female labour force participation as a result of income developments and (ii) lowering of region-specific barriers to female labour force participation. The results suggest that while the first may lead to marginally lower economic growth, the second may have a considerable positive impact on growth. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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