Drivers of Female Labor Participation: Insights from West Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMusibau, H.
dc.contributor.authorShittu, W.O.
dc.contributor.authorHabeeb, O.A.
dc.contributor.authorHassan, S.
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThis research investigates the determinants of the rate of female labor participation in West Africa. We employ an autoregressive distributed lag technique on the panel data obtained from the World Bank and the International Labor Organisation (ILO) in order to examine the direction and the magnitude of the effects. The findings of this study suggest that a positive nexus exists between the levels of education and health of women and the rate of female labor participation. In the same way, a positive connection is observed between the rates of fertility and female labor participation. In agreement with some previous studies yet in contrast to others, a negative coefficient is established for the globalisation index: social globalisation is negative, political globalisation is positive, while economic globalisation confirmes both the positive and negative influence – although the negative coefficient dominates. This research, therefore, highlights important policy implications for the governments of the West African sub-region on how best to foster the participation of women in active employment.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityWaliu Olawale Shittu, Hammed Oluwaseyi Musibau, Habeeb Oladayo Adewoyin, Sallahuddin Hassan
dc.identifier.citationIranian Economic Review, 2024; 28(1):293-322
dc.identifier.doi10.22059/ier.2024.331177.1007278
dc.identifier.issn1026-6542
dc.identifier.issn1026-6542
dc.identifier.orcidMusibau, H. [0000-0003-2605-857X]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/144769
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFaculty of Economics, University of Tehran
dc.rights©Author(s) This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license.
dc.subjectFemale Labor Participation; Fertility; Institutions; West Africa.
dc.titleDrivers of Female Labor Participation: Insights from West Africa
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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