Does women’s participation in politics increase female labor participation? Evidence from panel data analysis
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Keywords
Female labor participation rate; Women’s political participation; Economic development;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C5 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling
- J7 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination
- O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
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