IMPACT OF EDUCATION ON LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN NORTH CYPRUS: NEW INSIGHTS FROM BINOMIAL LOGIT MODEL
IMPACT OF EDUCATION ON LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN NORTH CYPRUS: NEW INSIGHTS FROM BINOMIAL LOGIT MODEL

Summary/Abstract: This study investigates not only the role of education but also identifies the extent to which educational profile of women explains their Labor Force Participation (LFP) in North Cyprus. Using a cross-sectional data on Household Survey 2011 by the North Cyprus State Planning Organization, our binomial logit regression result suggests that education is significant in explaining the likelihood of women to participate in the labor force. The result also shows that residence and age of women significantly affect their LFP. While places of residence negatively affect LFP of women, age increases their LFP up to a given level, after which their participation would decline. This result, therefore, validates the inverse U-shaped pattern of LFP of women. More so, strong evidence emerges that marital status, non-market income, and family size negatively affect LFP of women. Based on these findings, the paper recommends policies that encourage female education as the surest way to bridge the LFP gap between the female and their male counterparts.

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