Female Labour Force Participation in Arab Countries: The Role of Identity
We investigate why female labour market participation is low in the Arab region. Utilising Akerlof and Kranton’s (2000) ‘identity economics’ approach, we show in a simple gametheoretic framework that women socialised in a traditional family environment violate their identities by taking a job. In th...
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Published in: | MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 41-2012) |
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Language: | English |
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Philipps-Universität Marburg
2012
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