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Regional labour market dynamics and the gender employment gap

Regional labour market dynamics and the gender employment gap. Economic Geography Faculty of Spatial Sciences University of Groningen Inge Noback. Aim. To get insight in the regional variation of the gender specific labour market participation. Part-time Employment 2004. REGIONAL STRUCTURE

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Regional labour market dynamics and the gender employment gap

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  1. Regional labour market dynamics and the gender employment gap Economic Geography Faculty of Spatial Sciences University of Groningen Inge Noback

  2. Aim To get insight in the regional variation of the gender specific labour market participation

  3. Part-time Employment 2004

  4. REGIONAL STRUCTURE • Job supply • Wages • Sectoral structure • Acces to transport • Childcare facilities • Urban structure • Dimensions of regional culture Female labour market participation MACRO Decision/preference Work full-time Work part-time No paid work • CHOICE SET • Household • Children • Education • Age • Residence • Commuting behaviour • Individual values MICRO Conceptual model

  5. Methodology • Data • Estimating model • Dependent variable net female participation Analyses longitudinal data focussing on transitions using the concept of ‘Transitional labour market transition’ Schmid (2002)

  6. REGIONAL STRUCTURE • Job supply • Wages • Sectoral structure • Acces to transport • Childcare facilities • Urban structure • Dimensions of regional culture Female labour market participation MACRO Decision/preference Work full-time Work part-time No paid work • CHOICE SET • Household • Children • Education • Age • Residence • Commuting behaviour • Individual values MICRO Conceptual model

  7. Questions • Cross-sectional data and spatial auto correlation • Longitudinal data and geographical scale

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