Question

female labor force participation (LFP) has increased greatly over the past 100 years. Much of this increased female LFP can be attributed to an increase in the real wage rate, but there were other changes in society (technological, social, legal, etc.) that contributed to the increased presence of females in the labor market.

(a) List two factors (other than an increase in real wage rate) that contributed to the increase in female LFP.

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(b) Pick ONE of your above factors: use correct economic logic/terminology to explain how this particular factor led to an increase in female LFP

Answer 1