TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Ham, Maarten van
AU  - Büchel, Felix
        TI  - Unwilling or Unable? Spatial, Institutional and Socio-Economic Restrictions on Females' Labor Market Access
        PY  - 2004/Feb/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 1034
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp1034
        AB  - We analyze the effects of regional structures on both females’ willingness to work and the
probability of being employed for those willing to work. Special permission was granted to link
regional data to individual respondents in the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP).
Results of a bivariate probit model correcting for sample selection show that high regional
unemployment discourages women from entering the labor market. Those who are willing to
work find it easier to do so if living in regions with low regional unemployment rates, short
distances to the next agglomeration, and – for mothers – a high density of childcare
provision.
        KW  - female labor supply
KW  - regional labor markets
KW  - childcare provision
KW  - bivariate probit model
KW  - Germany
        ER  -