Female labour force participation in the United Kingdom
Subtitle: evolving characteristics or changing behaviour?
By: by Maria Gutiérrez-Domènech and Brian Bell.
Contributors: Bell, Brian, 1970-; Bank of England.
Series: Working paper,; no. 221; Working paper (Bank of England : Online) ;; no.221.
Publisher: Bank of England
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Women -- Employment -- Great Britain.
Description: "The working-age female participation rate in the United Kingdom increased by 7 percentage points between 1984 and 2002. The purpose of this paper is to quantify how much of the rise reflects changes in the socio-demographic structure of the female population and how much can be attributed to changes in behaviour or other uncontrolled factors. The paper uses a time series of cross-sections from the Labour Force Survey, and applies a method of growth accounting. The results show that, between 1984 and 2002, changes in the structure of the female population contributed to two thirds of the growth in female participation, whereas one third is explained by changes in behaviour or other factors"--Bank of England web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Title from PDF file as viewed on 4/13/2005.
Also available in print.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.