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Gender Analysis of Labor Force Outcomes: Evidence from Cameroon

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  • Jean C. Kouam

    (Nkafu Policy Institute, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

  • Simplice A. Asongu

    (Yaoundé, Cameroon)

  • Robert Nantchouang

    (Nkafu Policy Institute, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

  • Denis Foretia

    (Nkafu Policy Institute, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Abstract

The present study contributes to the extant literature by assessing how financial and human developments moderate the incidence of vulnerable female employment on female labour force participation in Cameroon for the period 1987 to 2020 using the generalized least squares (GLS) estimation approach. Human development and financial development moderating or policy variables are also employed in order to improve space for policy implication. It is apparent from the findings that human development in the perspective of the human development index (HDI) and broad money supply are necessary and sufficient conditions to moderate vulnerable female employment for female labour force participation. Accordingly, HDI thresholds of between 0.591 and 0.634 are needed to reverse to the negative incidence of female vulnerable employment on female labour force participation. Furthermore, a threshold of 30.294 (% of GDP) of broad money supply is also needed to reverse the negative incidence of vulnerable female employment on female labour force participation. Other implications for policy are discussed.

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  • Jean C. Kouam & Simplice A. Asongu & Robert Nantchouang & Denis Foretia, 2022. "Gender Analysis of Labor Force Outcomes: Evidence from Cameroon," Working Papers of The Association for Promoting Women in Research and Development in Africa (ASPROWORDA). 22/016, The Association for Promoting Women in Research and Development in Africa (ASPROWORDA).
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    Keywords

    Gender: Labor force; Cameroon; Sustainable development;
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    JEL classification:

    • G20 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - General
    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • O40 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General
    • O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa

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