British Activity Rates: A Survey of Research

Bowers, Jeans.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9485.1975.tb00046.x

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“…More formally, 'for the population as a whole or for any division of it by age and/or by sex, the activity rate is defined as the ratio of the economically active population falling into that category' (BOWERS, 1975). Female activity rates (termed 'f.a.r.'…”

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The determinants of female activity rates in rural areas: an analysis of Norfolk parishes

Moseley

Darby

1978

Regional Studies

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The determinants of female activity rates in rural areas: an analysis of Norfolk parishes

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Darby

1978

Regional Studies

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“…In addition, national definitions about unpaid family work differ, and these differences make cross-country comparisons difficult. For example, in a developing country (Sri Lanka), all female unpaid family workers are deemed to be economically active (Central Bank of Ceylon 1974), whereas in an industrial country (Britain), such workers are at times included and at times excluded (Bowers 1975).…”

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Female Labor Force Participation: An International Perspective

Psacharopoulos¹,

Tzannatos²

1989

World Bank Res Obs

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W 0omen constitute half of any country's human endowment.In most countries, however, women contribute less than Y men toward the value of recorded production-both quantitatively, in labor force participation, and qualitatively, in educational achievement and skills. The underutilization of female labor has obvious implications for economic welfare and growth. Several factors, both economic and noneconomic, are responsible for this. In particular, the participation of women in the labor force appears to depend much more on the social environment than is the case for men. This dependency blurs the observed relationship between female behavior in the labor market and such economic variables as wages and incomes. This article looks at the conceptual and statistical limitations of the most widely used term of labor supply: the labor force participation rate. It then reviews some theories of women's involvement in paid production and examines the broad levels, patterns, and trends of female participation rates in different countries.The labor force participation rate is, as the name suggests, the The Labor ratio of two numbers. The numerator refers to the individuals who RateThe denominator consists of those who can work-those already in the labor force plus the "inactive" population. The inactive popula-

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“…The two right-hand columns of Table 1 give estimates of the proportion of male regional unemployment (as defined in the Census of Population) which is registered unemployment. Cross-sectional evidence (Bowers, 1975) and limited national time-series information (Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, 1978) show that the registration propensity is higher in those regions which have higher than average rates of registered unemployment. Similarly, as registered unemployment rises, so does the registration propensity.…”

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Regional Unemployment Elasticities: Migration or Registration?

Elias

1979

Scottish J Political Eco

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British Activity Rates: A Survey of Research

Cited by 15 publications

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The determinants of female activity rates in rural areas: an analysis of Norfolk parishes

The determinants of female activity rates in rural areas: an analysis of Norfolk parishes

Female Labor Force Participation: An International Perspective

Regional Unemployment Elasticities: Migration or Registration?

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