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A Gender-based Investigation into the Determinants of Labour Market Outcomes: Evidence from Uganda

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  • Sarah Bridges
  • David Lawson

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The under-utilisation of female labour in Uganda and other Sub-Saharan African countries is increasingly being stated as the next major obstacle to furthering poverty reduction and development in the region. Despite this, only a handful of papers have looked at labour supply issues for this region. This paper seeks to fill this gap. Here we use nationally representative household data from Uganda to model labour market outcomes for a representative sample of working aged individuals. We find that not only does ill health have a negative effect on an individual's decision to participate, it also acts as a constraint to participation in wage employment. In addition and perhaps more worryingly, the consequences of periods of ill health are greater for women than men. Copyright 2009 The author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Centre for the Study of African Economies. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org, Oxford University Press.

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  • Sarah Bridges & David Lawson, 2009. "A Gender-based Investigation into the Determinants of Labour Market Outcomes: Evidence from Uganda," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 18(3), pages 461-495, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:jafrec:v:18:y:2009:i:3:p:461-495
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    1. Ahaibwe, Gemma & Ssewanyana,Sarah & Kasirye, Ibrahim, 2018. "Early labour market transitions of young women in Uganda," Occasional Papers 276622, Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC).
    2. Ssewanyana, Sarah & Ahaibwe, Gemma & Kasirye, Ibrahim, 2018. "Drivers for early labour market transitions of young women in Uganda: evidence from the 2015 school to work transition survey," Occasional Papers 276623, Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC).

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