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Changes over time in male participation rates in Australia

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  • Robert Dixon

    (University of Melbourne)

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This paper investigates the relationship between changes in the age composition of the male population and labour force participation by males in Australia over the period 1978 - 2001. The main findings are: First, that changes in the age composition are the main source of change in the aggregate participation rate. Second, that it is the downward trend in the participation rate for males in the age group 25-54 which for some 6 or 7 years now has been virtually the only source of a reduced rate component in the aggregate. Changes in participation rates by older males, although quantitatively important prior to 1985, are no longer the main source of change in the aggregate participation rate for males.

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  • Robert Dixon, 2002. "Changes over time in male participation rates in Australia," Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC), Curtin Business School, vol. 5(3), pages 419-430, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ozl:journl:v:5:y:2002:i:3:p:419-430
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    Keywords

    Labor Force and Employment; Size and Structure;

    JEL classification:

    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure

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