Abstract

ORRACA, Pedro; AGUILAR, José G.  and  CORONA, Francisco. Evolution and factors associated with participation in Mexico’s labor force, 1960-2020. Prob. Des [online]. 2023, vol.54, n.214, pp.49-75.  Epub Mar 18, 2024. ISSN 0301-7036.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iiec.20078951e.2023.214.69983.

This article examines participation in Mexico’s labor force from 1960 to 2020, in which female participation increased from 14.3 to 47.6%, and male participation dropped from 92.4 to 84.5%. The increase in female participation was due to the rise in years of schooling, migration from rural to urban areas, a drop in the marriage rate, an increase in the number of female heads of household and the increased importance of the tertiary sector. The reduction in male participation resulted from an increase in years of schooling, a lower percentage of male heads of household and a decrease in the marriage rate.

Keywords : labor force participation; nonlinear breakdowns; schooling; gender roles; gender wage gap.

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