The effects of fertility on female labour force participation in OECD countries: the role of education and health

References

• Abraham, A. Y., Ohemeng, F. N. A., & Ohemeng, W. (2017). Female labour force participation: Evidence from Ghana. International Journal of Social Economics, 44(11), 1489–1505. doi:10.1108/IJSE-06-2015-0159
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ahn, N., & Mira, P. (2002). A note on the changing relationship between fertility and female employment rates in developed countries. Journal of Population Economics, 15(4), 667–682. doi:10.1007/s001480100078
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Aísa, R., Pueyo, F., & Sanso, M. (2012). Life expectancy and labor supply of the elderly. Journal of Population Economics, 25(2), 545–568. doi:10.1007/s00148-011-0369-5
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Al-Qudsi, S. S. (1998). Labour participation of Arab women: Estimates of the fertility to labour supply link. Applied Economics, 30(7), 931–941. doi:10.1080/000368498325363
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Baah-Boatenga, W., Nketiah-Amponsah, E., & Frempong, R. (2013). The effect of fertility and education on female labour force participation in Ghana. Ghanaian Journal of Economics, 1(1), 119–137.
   Google Scholar
• Balleer, A., Turunen, J., & Salvador, R. G. (2009). Labour force participation in the euro area - a cohort based analysis. ECB Working Paper No. 1049, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1393645 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1393645
   Google Scholar
• Bbaale, E., & Mpuga, P. (2011). Female education, contraceptive use, and fertility: Evidence from Uganda. Consilience, 6(1), 20–47.
   Google Scholar
• Becker, G. S. (1962). Investment in human capital: A theoretical analysis. Journal of Political Economy, 70(5, Part 2), 9–49. doi:10.1086/258724
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bhalotra, S., Venkataramani, A., & Walther, S. (2022). Fertility and labor market responses to reductions in mortality. NBER Working Paper (No. w30316). National Bureau of Economic Research.
   Google Scholar
• Blöndal, S., Field, S., & Girouard, N. (2003). Investment in human capital through upper-secondary and tertiary education. OECD Economic Studies, 2002(1), 41–89. doi:10.1787/eco_studies-v2002-art3-en
   Google Scholar
• Bradshaw J., Finch N., & Soo D. (2005). Can policy influence fertility? Paper for the Twelfth International Research Seminar Foundation for International Studies in Social Security. Social Policy Research Unit, The University of York, UK.
   Google Scholar
• Bratti, M. (2003). Labour force participation and marital fertility of Italian women: The role of education. Journal of Population Economics, 16(3), 525–554. doi:10.1007/s00148-003-0142-5
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bridges, S., & Lawson, D. (2008). Health and labour market participation in Uganda (No. 2008/07). WIDER Discussion Paper. doi:10.1057/9780230304673_9
   Google Scholar
• Cai, L. (2010a). The relationship between health and labour force participation: Evidence from a panel data simultaneous equation model. Labour Economics, 17(1), 77–90. doi:10.1016/j.labeco.2009.04.001
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cai, L. (2010b). Work choices of married women: Drivers of change. Productivity Commission Visiting Researcher Paper.
   Google Scholar
• Cai, L. (2021). The effects of health on the extensive and intensive margins of labour supply. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society, 184(1), 87–117. doi:10.1111/rssa.12615
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cai, L., & Cong, C. (2009). Effects of health and chronic diseases on labour force participation of older working‐age Australians. Australian Economic Papers, 48(2), 166–182. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8454.2009.00365.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cai, L., & Kalb, G. (2006). Health status and labour force participation: Evidence from Australia. Health Economics, 15(3), 241–261. doi:10.1002/hec.1053
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cai, L., Mavromaras, K., & Oguzoglu, U. (2014). The effects of health status and health shocks on hours worked. Health Economics, 23(5), 516–528. doi:10.1002/hec.2931
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Carliner, G., Robinson, C., & Tomes, N. (1980). Female labour supply and fertility in Canada. The Canadian Journal of Economics, 13(1), 46–64. doi:10.2307/134619
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cheng, B. S., Hsu, R. C., & Chu, Q. (1997). The causality between fertility and female labour force participation in Japan. Applied Economics Letters, 4(2), 113–115. doi:10.1080/758526707
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Choudhry, M. T., & Elhorst, P. (2018). Female labour force participation and economic development. International Journal of Manpower, 39(7), 896–912. doi:10.1108/IJM-03-2017-0045
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Coles, M. G., & Francesconi, M. (2017). Equilibrium search and the impact of equal opportunities for women. CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12095, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2988854
   Google Scholar
• Contreras, D., De Mello, L., & Puentes, E. (2011). The determinants of labour force participation and employment in Chile. Applied Economics, 43(21), 2765–2776. doi:10.1080/00036840903373303
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cygan-Rehm, K., & Maeder, M. (2013). The effect of education on fertility: Evidence from a compulsory schooling reform. Labour Economics, 25, 35–48. doi:10.1016/j.labeco.2013.04.015
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• D’Addio, A. C., & d’Ercole, M. M. (2006). Policies, institutions and fertility rates: A panel data analysis for OECD countries. OECD Economic Studies, 2005(2), 7–45. doi:10.1787/eco_studies-v2005-art9-en
   Google Scholar
• Doepke, M. (2005). Child mortality and fertility decline: Does the Barro-Becker model fit the facts? Journal of Population Economics, 18(2), 337–366. doi:10.2139/ssrn.350700
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Doğrul, H. G. (2015). The effects of health on labour force participation: Evidence from Turkey. International Journal of Economics and Finance, 7(8), 168–181. doi:10.5539/ijef.v7n8p168
   Google Scholar
• Engelhardt H., Kögel T., & Prskawetz A. (2001). Fertility and female employment reconsidered: A macro-level time series analysis. Rostock: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR Working Paper WP-2001-021). doi:10.4054/mpidr-wp-2001-021
   Google Scholar
• Engelhardt, H., & Prskawetz, A. (2004). On the changing correlation between fertility and female employment over space and time. European Journal of Population/Revue Européenne de Démographie, 20(1), 35–62. doi:10.1023/B:EUJP.0000014543.95571.3b
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Faridi M. Z., Malik S., & Basit A. B. (2009). Impact of education on female labour force participation in Pakistan: Empirical evidence from primary data analysis. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences (PJSS), 29(1), 127–140.
   Google Scholar
• Gannon, B., & Nolan, B. (2004). Disability and labour force participation in Ireland. The Economic and Social Review, 35, 135–155.
   Google Scholar
• Göksel, İ. (2013). Female labor force participation in Turkey: The role of conservatism. Women’s Studies International Forum, 41, 45–54. doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2013.04.006
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Goldin, C. (2004). The long road to the fast track: Career and family. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 596(1), 20–35. doi:10.1177/0002716204267959
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hartani, N. H., Bakar, N. A. A., & Haseeb, M. (2015). The nexus between female labor force participation and female total fertility rate in selected ASEAN countries: panel cointegration approach. Modern Applied Science, 9(8), 29. doi:10.5539/mas.v9n8p29
   Google Scholar
• He, X., & Zhu, R. (2016). Fertility and female labour force participation: Causal evidence from urban China. The Manchester School, 84(5), 664–674. doi:10.1111/manc.12128
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hernández Alemán, A., León, C., & Márquez-Ramos, L. (2017). The effect of the universal child care cash benefit on female labour supply in Spain. Estudios de Economía Aplicada, 35(3), 801–818. doi:10.25115/eea.v35i3.2508
   Google Scholar
• Hobcraft, J. N., McDonald, J. W., & Rutstein, S. O. (1984). Socio-economic factors in infant and child mortality: a cross-national comparison. Population Studies, 38(2), 193–223. doi:10.1080/00324728.1984.10410286
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hünermund, P., & Louw, B. (2020). On the nuisance of control variables in regression analysis. arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.10314.
   Google Scholar
• Hunter B., & Daly A. E. (2018). Interactions between crime and fertility in the labour supply of Indigenous Australian women. Canberra, ACT: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR), the Australian National University.
   Google Scholar
• Iacovou, M. (2001). Fertility and female labour supply (No. 2001-19). ISER Working Paper Series.
   Google Scholar
• Iregui-Bohórquez, A. M., Melo-Becerra, L. A., & Ramírez-Giraldo, M. T. (2016). Health status and labor force participation: Evidence for urban low and middle income individuals in Colombia. Portuguese Economic Journal, 15(1), 33–55. doi:10.1007/s10258-016-0116-7
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jaumotte, F. (2004). Labour force participation of women: Empirical evidence on the role of policy and other determinants in OECD countries. OECD Economic Studies, 2003(2), 51–108. doi:10.1787/eco_studies-v2003-art9-en
   Google Scholar
• Jensen, P. H. (2017). Cause and effects of female labour force participation in local welfare systems. European Societies, 19(2), 121–137. doi:10.1080/14616696.2016.1268706
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Johnston, G. (2005). Women’s participation in the labour force (No. 05/06). New Zealand Treasury Working Paper.
   Google Scholar
• Kalemli-Ozcan, S., Ryder, H. E., & Weil, D. N. (2000). Mortality decline, human capital investment, and economic growth. Journal of Development Economics, 62(1), 1–23. doi:10.1016/S0304-3878(00)00073-0
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kenkel, D. S. (1991). Health behavior, health knowledge, and schooling. Journal of Political Economy, 99(2), 287–305. doi:10.1086/261751
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kim, J., & Aassve, A. (2006). Fertility and its consequence on family labour supply. IZA Discussion Paper No. 2162, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=910227 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.910227
   Google Scholar
• Kishi, T. (2014). Female labour supply in Australia and Japan: The effects of education and qualifications. Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 17(3), 233–255.
   Google Scholar
• Klasen, S., Le, T. T. N., Pieters, J., & Santos Silva, M. (2021). What drives female labour force participation? Comparable micro-level evidence from eight developing and emerging economies. The Journal of Development Studies, 57(3), 417–442. doi:10.1080/00220388.2020.1790533
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kögel, T. (2004). Did the association between fertility and female employment within OECD countries really change its sign? Journal of Population Economics, 17(1), 45–65. doi:10.4054/mpidr-wp-2001-034
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kottis, A. P. (1990). Shifts over time and regional variation in women’s labor force participation rates in a developing economy: The case of Greece. Journal of Development Economics, 33(1), 117–132. doi:10.1016/0304-3878(90)90009-Z
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Laplagne, P., Glover, M., & Shomos, A. (2007). Effects of health and education on labour force participation-productivity commission staff working paper. doi:10.2139/ssrn.1018889
   Google Scholar
• Lee, G. H., & Lee, S. P. (2014). Childcare availability, fertility and female labor force participation in Japan. Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 32, 71–85. doi:10.1016/j.jjie.2014.01.002
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lim, F. Y. B. (2017). The effects of education and fertility on female labour force participation in Malaysia (Doctor of philosophy thesis). University of Wollongong.
   Google Scholar
• Lushaju, V. (2019). Analysis of health, labor participation and employment choices in Tanzania (Doctoral dissertation). Mzumbe University.
   Google Scholar
• Ma, Q. (2017). Female labour force participation in Malaysia: Time series evidence. South East Asia Journal of Contemporary Business, Economics and Law, 14(3), 1–7.
   Google Scholar
• Maqsood F. (2014). Impact of globalization on female labor force participation in the SAARC region. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 34(2), 523–533.
   Google Scholar
• Mishra, V., Nielsen, I., & Smyth, R. (2006). On the relationship between female labour force participation and fertility in G7 countries: Evidence from panel cointegration and granger causality. Empirical Economics, 38, 361–372. doi:10.1007/s00181-009-0270-1
   Google Scholar
• Mishra, V., & Smyth, R. (2010). Female labor force participation and total fertility rates in the OECD: New evidence from panel cointegration and Granger causality testing. Journal of Economics and Business, 62(1), 48–64. doi:10.1016/j.jeconbus.2009.07.006
   Google Scholar
• Mocan, N., & Altindag, D. T. (2014). Education, cognition, health knowledge, and health behavior. The European Journal of Health Economics, 15(3), 265–279. doi:10.1007/s10198-013-0473-4
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Moschion, J. (2013). The impact of fertility on Mothers’ labour supply in Australia: Evidence from exogenous variation in family size. Economic Record, 89(286), 319–338. doi:10.1111/1475-4932.12042
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nanfosso, R. A. T., & Zamo-Akono, C. M. (2010). Fertility, health and female labour force participation in urban Cameroon. International Business Research, 3(2), 136. doi:10.5539/ibr.v3n2p136
   Google Scholar
• Narayan, P. K., & Smyth, R. (2006). Female labour force participation, fertility and infant mortality in Australia: Some empirical evidence from Granger causality tests. Applied Economics, 38(5), 563–572. doi:10.1080/00036840500118838
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nazah, N., Duasa, J., & Arifin, M. I. (2021). Fertility and female labor force participation in Asian countries; Panel ARDL approach. Jurnal Ekonomi & Studi Pembangunan, 22(2), 272–288. doi:10.18196/jesp.v22i2.11142
   Google Scholar
• Novignon, J., Nonvignon, J., & Arthur, E. (2015). Health status and labour force participation in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A dynamic panel data analysis. African Development Review, 27(1), 14–26. doi:10.1111/1467-8268.12119
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• OECD. (2016). Parental leave: Where are the fathers? (Policy brief). Retrieved from https://www.oecd.org/policy-briefs/parental-leave-where-are-the-fathers.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Oshio, T., Usui, E., & Shimizutani, S. (2019). Labor force participation of the elderly in Japan. In Coile, C. C., Milligan, K., & Wise, D. A. (Eds.), Social security programs and retirement around the world: Working longer (pp. 163–178). University of Chicago Press.
   Google Scholar
• Pal, S., & Chaudhuri, S. (2020). Falling female labour force participation: An analysis of selected countries. Asian Journal of Economics, Finance and Management, 2(1), 154–164.
   Google Scholar
• Preacher, K. J., & Leonardelli, G. J. (2010). Calculation for the Sobel test: An interactive calculation tool for mediation tests. http://quantpsy.org/sobel/sobel.htm
   Google Scholar
• Rondinelli, C., & Zizza, R. (2010). (Non)Persistent effects of fertility on female labour supply. Bank of Italy Temi di Discussione (Working Paper) No. 783, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1803170 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1803170
   Google Scholar
• Sackey, H. A. (2005). Female labour force participation in Ghana: The effects of education. AERC Research Paper 150, African Economic Research Consortium, Nairobi.
   Google Scholar
• Schultz, T. W. (1961). Investment in human capital. The American Economic Review, 51(1), 1–17.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Siah, A. K., & Lee, G. H. (2015). Female labour force participation, infant mortality and fertility in Malaysia. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 20(4), 613–629. doi:10.1080/13547860.2015.1045326
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sorsa, P., Mares, J., Didier, M., Guimaraes, C., Rabate, M., Tang, G., & Tuske, A. (2015). Determinants of the low female labour force participation in India. OECD Economics Department Working Papers, No. 1207, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/5js30tvj21hhen
   Google Scholar
• Tandrayen-Ragoobur, V., Ummersingh, S., & Bundhoo, Y. (2011). The power to choose: Women and labour market decisions in Mauritius. Journal of Emerging Trends in Economics and Management Sciences, 2(3), 193–205.
   Google Scholar
• Tasseven O. (2017). The relationship between economic development and female labor force participation rate: a panel data analysis. In Global financial crisis and its ramifications on capital markets (pp. 555–568). Cham: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-47021-4_38
   Google Scholar
• Taşseven, Ö., Altaş, D., & Turgut, Ü. N. (2016). The determinants of female labor force participation for OECD countries. Uluslararası Ekonomik Araştırmalar Dergisi, 2(2), 27–38.
   Google Scholar
• Thévenon, O. (2013). Drivers of female labour force participation in the OECD. OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, No. 145, OECD Publishing.
   Google Scholar
• Tumen, S., & Turan, B. (2021). The effect of fertility on female labor supply in a labor market with extensive informality. Empirical Economics, In press. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-023-02399-6
   Google Scholar
• Tyahlo, S. (2019). Education, fertility and labor force attachment: A mediation analysis of older women. In Progress.
   Google Scholar
• Vlasblom, J. D., & Schippers, J. J. (2004). Increases in female labour force participation in Europe: Similarities and differences. European Journal of Population, 20(4), 375–392. doi:10.1007/s10680-004-5302-0
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Waghorn, G., & Lloyd, C. (2005). The employment of people with mental illness. Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health, 4(2), 129–171. doi:10.5172/jamh.4.2.129
   Google Scholar
• Woittiez, I., & Kapteyn, A. (1998). Social interactions and habit formation in a model of female labour supply. Journal of Public Economics, 70(2), 185–205. doi:10.1016/S0047-2727(98)00021-8
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar