This paper describes how the composition of the labor force changes with economic development. It considers recent trends in women's labor force participation and the type of jobs held in various sectors as national per capita income increases. The paper notes that women are more likely to work in the family or informal labor market if the labor costs to firms exceed the opportunity costs of female labor to family enterprises. Firms are at a relative...
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1989/12/31
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Documento de trabalho sobre pesquisa de políticas
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WPS272
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2010/07/01
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Women's changing participation in the labor force : a world perspective
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economic status of women relative to men
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