The Effect of Labour-Demand Shocks on Women’s Participation in the Labor Force
Evidence from Palestine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20303241 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Belal Fallah (Palestine Polytechnic University, corresponding author), Marcelo Bergolo (0009-0009-6101-3968, Universidad de la República de Uruguay), Iman Saadeh (Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS), Ramallah, Palestine), Arwa Abu Hashhash (Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS), Ramallah, Palestine), Mohamad Hattawy (Department of Economics, Lecturer Birzeit Univeristy, Rammalh, Palestine) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 400-416 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Development Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0388 • E-ISSN: 1743-9140 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00220388.2020.1806246 |
| OpenAlex | W2972476956 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 20 |
Two interesting facts emerge from the Palestinian labour market. Educational attainment for women swiftly expanded during the 1999–2011 period, but the labour force participation rate for educated women stagnated––disproportionately so for young educated women. We investigate whether changes in labour demand has contributed to women’s sluggish labour force participation. Our empirical analysis used quarterly labour-force data published by Palestine Central Bureau of Statistics between 2005 and 2011. To explore the causal effect of labour demand shocks, we use Bartik instrumental variable approach. Our analysis provides evidence that changes in the labour demand for educated women, rather than improvement in overall demand, affect their labour force participation. This research has important policy implications regarding the economic empowerment of educated women in Palestine suggesting that improvement in overall demand may not benefit educated women and that boosting demand for this specific cohort is what matters
Demographic economics · Economics · Labour economics · Palestine · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · History · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |