Analysis Determinants of Labor Supply for Married Woman in West Sumatra

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10.2991/piceeba-18.2018.32How to use a DOI?

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labor supply, married women and workers

Abstract

This research aims to analyze and determine the effect of wages, husband's income, age, number of dependents, and education on labor supply of married women in West Sumatra partially or simultaneously. This research used the data organized as cross section with the number of data 1.068 people. The data in this research were obtained from Survey of the national workforce (Sakernas) in 2016 by Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) in West Sumatera Province. Model of data analysis used Ordinary Least Square (OLS) method. The results of this study concluded that wages, husband's income, age, number of dependents and education have significant effect on Labor supply of married women in West Sumatra. Further, the increasing of wages, decreasing of husband's income, younger age, fewer dependents and higher education influences labor supply of married women.

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AU  - Adi Warman
AU  - Idris Idris
AU  - Sri Ulfa Sentosa
PY  - 2018/07
DA  - 2018/07
TI  - Analysis Determinants of Labor Supply for Married Woman in West Sumatra
BT  - Proceedings of the First Padang International Conference On Economics Education, Economics, Business and Management, Accounting and Entrepreneurship (PICEEBA 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 227
EP  - 234
SN  - 2352-5428
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DO  - 10.2991/piceeba-18.2018.32
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