4.03. Análisis de los determinantes de la participación femenina en el mercado laboral de la ciudad de La Serena, Chile

Autores: E. Wulf Betancourt

ABSTRACT

This paper, is focused in the analysis of variables which might be considered to be relevant to explain female decision to participate into the labor force, in a small regional labor market. The methodology applied, includes a preliminary descriptive approach, taking into consideration a sample based on income, age, education and place of living.

Then, in an exploratory stage ,it is used econometric tools to verify the robustness of the hypothesis stated to be checked. The main conclusions goes on the same direction of previous research, which validated education and fertility as related to the probability of labor force participation. While, Age and cultural factors are no relevant in the probability of labor force participation decisions.

Key Words: Labor force participation, time allocation, gender