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)
Main Authors:	Caris, Tobias, Hayo, Bernd
Format:	Work
Language:	English
Published:	Philipps-Universität Marburg 2012
Subjects:	Identity Female labour market participation Islam Arab region Wirtschaft Religion Economics
Online Access:	PDF Full Text
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