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Title
Export Exposure and Gender Specific Work Participation in Indonesia
Creator
Creator Name
Chesnokova, Tatyana Chesnokova, Tatyana
Affiliation
Affiliation Name
University of Adelaide
Creator Name
Rupa, Jesmin Rupa, Jesmin
Affiliation
Affiliation Name
University of Adelaide
Creator Name
Sim, Nicholas Sim, Nicholas
Affiliation
Affiliation Name
University of Adelaide
Editor
Contributor Name
Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
Key Word
Exports
Gender
Labor Force Participation
JEL
O12
F63
Abstract
The paper examines if exports have unequal influence on the work decisions of men and women using household panel data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey. We construct a novel measure – the export exposure index – which allows us to estimate the relationship between exports and the work decisions of individuals even after controlling for household and province-year fixed effects. Our regression analysis shows that an increase in exports does not have a statistically significant effect on men, but encourages women to allocate time away from paid employment towards unpaid house or family work. These results are consistent with our simple theoretical model which predicts that the relative increase in spousal income (following an increase in export exposure) strengthens females' comparative advantage in unpaid housework and allows them to devote more time to home production.
Publisher
Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
Issued Date
2015-07
Language
English(eng)
Resource Type
technical report
Version Type
VoR
Is Part OfRelation -
Related Title
CEI Working Paper Series, No. 2015-3
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Related Identifier
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  http://cei.ier.hit-u.ac.jp/English/index.html
Number of Pages
48
Appears in Collections
CEI Working Paper Series
URL
https://hdl.handle.net/10086/28288