Twins, family size, and female labor force participation in Iran
Author
Source
Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 979-1073 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries Iran and Turkey
Publication Date
2016-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Economics & Business Administration
Abstract EN
Despite the rapid rise of women’s education and the fall of their fertility rates in Iran, female labor force participation remains low.
This paper uses twins at first birth as an instrumental variable to estimate the impact of number of children on mothers’ participation in the labor market in Iran.
It finds that every additional child reduces participation of mothers in urban areas by about 2 percentage points.
No effect is found in rural areas.
Implications are discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Majabburi, Mahdi. 2016. Twins, family size, and female labor force participation in Iran. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series،Vol. 2016, no. 979-1073, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-729475
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Majabburi, Mahdi. Twins, family size, and female labor force participation in Iran. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series No. 979-1073 (Dec. 2016), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-729475
American Medical Association (AMA)
Majabburi, Mahdi. Twins, family size, and female labor force participation in Iran. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 979-1073, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-729475
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 6-8
Record ID
BIM-729475
