Changes in Female Employment in Mexico : Demographics, Economics, and Policies (English)

The unemployment and labor force participation gender gaps narrowed in Mexico after the 2008 global economic crisis, when female labor force participation increased. This paper aims to understand female labor force participation growth and identify its main determinants. For that purpose, the paper estimates a probit model with data from the National Employment Survey of 2007 and 2017, when the unemployment rate returned to the pre-crisis level. Broadly...

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Lopez-Acevedo,Gladys C.;

Freije-Rodriguez,Samuel;

Vergara Bahena,Mexico Alberto;

Cardozo Medeiros,Diego;
Document Date
2020/06/23
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9292
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Mexico,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2020/06/23
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Changes in Female Employment in Mexico : Demographics, Economics, and Policies

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Lopez-Acevedo,Gladys C.; Freije-Rodriguez,Samuel; Vergara Bahena,Mexico Alberto; Cardozo Medeiros,Diego.

Changes in Female Employment in Mexico : Demographics, Economics, and Policies (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9292 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/384331592918308567

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