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Female Labour Force Participation Rates in Rural Pakistan: Some Fundamental Explanations and Policy Implications

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  • M. GHAFFAR CHAUDHRY

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad)

  • ZUBEDA KHAN

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad)

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Labour supply is a key element in socio-economic development, and although the size, growth and composition of population have a strong bearing on its supply in an economy, the actual labour supply is a function of the labour force participation rate defmed as the ratio of the population engaged in or seeking gainful employment to the working-age population. In Pakistan gainful employment means not only work for payor profit but also unpaid help from family members, and the working-age population refers to the group of those aged 10 years or more.

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  • M. Ghaffar Chaudhry & Zubeda Khan, 1987. "Female Labour Force Participation Rates in Rural Pakistan: Some Fundamental Explanations and Policy Implications," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 26(4), pages 687-698.
    • Handle: RePEc:pid:journl:v:26:y:1987:i:4:p:687-698
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    1. World Bank, 2005. "Pakistan : Country Gender Assessment, Bridging the Gender Gap, Opportunities and Challenges," World Bank Publications - Reports 8453, The World Bank Group.
    2. Zafar Mueen Nasir, 1998. "Determinants of Personal Earnings in Pakistan: Findings from the Labour Force Survey 1993-94," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 37(3), pages 251-274.
    3. Muhammad Irfan, 2010. "A Review of the Labour Market Research at PIDE 1957-2009," PIDE Books, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, number 2010:1 edited by Rashid Amjad & Aurangzeb A. Hashmi, December.
    4. Salma Jabeen & Sanam Haq & Arif Jameel & Abid Hussain & Muhammad Asif & Jinsoo Hwang & Abida Jabeen, 2020. "Impacts of Rural Women’s Traditional Economic Activities on Household Economy: Changing Economic Contributions through Empowered Women in Rural Pakistan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-23, March.
    5. Gondal, Amtul Hafeez, 2005. "Participation Of Married Women In Economic Activities In Rural Punjab," Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, vol. 28(1-2), pages 1-11, December.
    6. Valerie Kozel & Harold Alderman, 1990. "Factors Determining Work Participation and Labour Supply Decisions in Pakistan's Urban Areas," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 29(1), pages 1-18.
    7. Hina Nazli & Shahnaz Hamid, 1999. "Concerns of Food Security, Role of Gender and Intra-household Dynamics in Pakistan," PIDE Research Report 1999:3, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
    8. Mujahid, Noureen & Muhammad Shahbaz, Shabbir & Shahbaz, Muhammad, 2014. "Labor Market Conditions-Female Labor Supply Nexus: The Role of Globalization in Pakistan," MPRA Paper 57179, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 07 Jul 2014.
    9. Nooreen Mujahid & Muhammad Shahbaz Shabbir & Muhammad Shahbaz, 2016. "Labour Market Conditions–Female Labour Supply Nexus: The Role of Globalization in Pakistan," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 17(1), pages 68-87, February.

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