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Female labor supply in Chile

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  • Alejandra Mizala

  • Pilar Romaguera

  • Paulo Henríquez

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The aim of this study is to analyze female labor supply in Chile and explain its peculiarities: the difference between female and male participation, and the pattern of female participation rates according to household income levels. To analyze the factors that affect the behavior of the female labor participation rate, we first estimate a labor supply function for men and women, and then a female labor supply equation with additional variables that might explain the differences in behavior between women from different socioeconomic levels.

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  • Alejandra Mizala & Pilar Romaguera & Paulo Henríquez, 1999. "Female labor supply in Chile," Documentos de Trabajo 58, Centro de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Chile.
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    3. Ximena García de Soria & Fernanda Rivas & Máximo Rossi & Mariana Taboada, 2002. "Tendencias recientes de la participación femenina en el mercado de trabajo del Uruguay, 1986-2000," Documentos de Trabajo (working papers) 0102, Department of Economics - dECON.
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    6. Luz María Ferrada & Pilar Zarzosa, 2010. "Diferencias Regionales en la Participación Laboral Femenina en Chile," Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 47(136), pages 249-272.
    7. World Bank, 2007. "Chile - County Gender Assessment : Expanding Women's Work Choices to Enhance Chile's Economic Potential," World Bank Publications - Reports 7639, The World Bank Group.
    8. Evelyn Benvin & Marcela Perticara, 2007. "análisis de los cambios en la participación laboral femenina en Chile," Revista de Analisis Economico – Economic Analysis Review, Universidad Alberto Hurtado/School of Economics and Business, vol. 22(1), pages 71-92, June.
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    10. Gustavo Anríquez & Ramón López, 2007. "Agricultural growth and poverty in an archetypical middle income country: Chile 1987–2003," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 36(2), pages 191-202, March.

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