Fair Play : More Equal Laws Boost Female Labor Force Participation /

This Staff Discussion Note examines the effect of gender-based legal restrictions and other policy choices and demographic characteristics on female labor force participation. Drawing on a large and novel panel data set of gender-related legal restrictions, the study finds that restrictions on women...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gonzales, Christian
Other Authors: Jain-Chandra, Sonali, Kochhar, Kalpana, Newiak, Monique
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Series:Staff Discussion Notes; Staff Discussion Notes ; No. 2015/002
Online Access:Full text available on IMF