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Female Labor Supply and Fertility in Iran: A Comparison Between Developed, Semi Developed and Less Developed Regions



Emamgholipour Sefiddashti S1 ; Homaie Rad E1 ; Arab M1 ; Bordbar S2
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  1. 1. Dept. of Health Economics and Management, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Dept. of Health Management, School of Health Management and Informatics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Source: Iranian Journal of Public Health Published:2016

Abstract

Background: Female labor supply has been changed dramatically in the recent yr. In this study, we examined the effects of development on the relationship between fertility and female labor supply. Methods: We used data of population and housing census of Iran and estimated three separate models. To do this we employed Logistic Regressions (BLR). Results: The estimation results of our study showed that there was a negative relationship between fertility rate and female labor supply and there are some differences for this relationship in three models. Conclusion: When fertility rate increases, FLS would decreases. In addition, for higher fertility rates, the woman might be forced to work more because of the economic conditions of her family; and negative coefficients of the fertility rate effects on FLS would increase with a diminishing rate. © 2016. Iranian Journal of Public Health. All Right Reserved.