Exploring cross-country heterogeneity in the relation between female labor force participation and fertility in Latin America

Bibliographic Data

ID2958808
AuthorsAngelita Alves De Carvalho (0000-0002-9342-4181, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, corresponding author), Daniela Polessa Paula (0000-0002-0576-7361, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics)
Year2023
Volume40
Pages1-20
Publication date2023-12-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Brasileira de Estudos de População (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-3098 • E-ISSN: 1980-5519
PublisherAssociacao Brasileira de Estudos Populacionais (PUBLISHER • BR)
DOI10.20947/s0102-3098a0255
OpenAlexW4389922066
LanguageEN
Citations received1

In Latin America, despite an apparent convergence on the relation between female labor force participation (FLFP) and total fertility rates (TFR), there are differences between and within countries that must be considered. This paper aimed to understand the heterogeneity in the relation between the FLFP rate and the TFR in Latin American from 1990 to 2018 in order to identify cross-country patterns. Using World Bank data for the 20 countries in Latin America, clustering longitudinal data was performed, and mixed-effect models were fitted to quantify the heterogeneity. Three patterns of relationship were observed in Latin American countries: low TFR and intermediate FLFP, high TFR and high FLFP, and high TFR and low FLFP. The heterogeneity identified suggests the diversity of socio-economic and cultural factors influences the dynamics of the relation between FLFP and TFR in Latin America

Convergence (economics · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Fertility · Geography · Latin Americans · Political science · Population · Research methodology · Sociology · Total fertility rate · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Global Maternal and Child Health