Table 10 Description and sources of variables used in this study
From: Economic cycle and deceleration of female labor force participation in Latin America
Variable | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
Female labor force participation | Female labor force participation as percentage of women aged 25–54 | National household surveys |
Male labor force participation | Male labor force participation as percentage of men aged 25–54 | National household surveys |
Labor force participation ratio (men/women) | LFP ratio (men/women) expressed in percentage | National household surveys |
Log GDP per capita | Real gross domestic product per capita (log) | WDI Database, World Bank |
CCTs coverage | Share of total population who are beneficiaries of conditional income transfer programs | CCTs beneficiaries: own elaboration based on data from ECLAC. Population: WDI Database, World Bank |
Male unemployment | Unemployment rate for men aged 25–54. | National household surveys |
Years of education | Average of years of education (log) | National household surveys |
Number of children | Average number of children (log) | National household surveys |
Married women | Share of married women aged 25–54 | National household surveys |
Women in charge of old person | Share of women who are in charge of old persons (> 70 years old) | National household surveys |
Age of children | Average age of children in household | National household surveys |
Hourly wage gap (men/women) | Gender ratio of average hourly labor income of the main job, PPP adjusted. (men/women) | National household surveys |
Female hourly wage | Hourly labor income of the main job of women, PPP adjusted | National household surveys |
Service sector (value added) | Value added of service sector (share of GDP) | WDI Database, World Bank |
Rural population | Rural population as share of total population | WDI Database, World Bank |
Index of exports prices | Value index of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2010) | UNCTAD |