Economic Development Analysis Journal
Vol 8 No 3 (2019): Economics Development Analysis Journal

Analysis of Decision to Work of Female Workers in Indonesia

Andi Yhudo Wijayanto (Magister Ilmu Ekonomi, Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis, Universitas Airlangga Surabaya)
Dyah Wulan Sari (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Nov 2019

Abstract

This study analyze the influence of demographic, social, and economic characteristics on the decision to work of female workers in Indonesia. Based on the data of the National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas) August 2017, this study is conducted by using multinomial logistic regression method to achieve the objective. The result shows the characteristics of demographic, social, and economic have significant effect on the decision to work of female workers in Indonesia. Female workers tend to work in tertiary sector than primary sector. This finding is in line with the trend of increasing female workers in the tertiary sector which is one of the factor that influence the shift in economic structure in Indonesia. Another finding is that the increase of wage reduce the probability of female workers to work in the secondary sector. This condition is probably related to the existence of rules of minimum wage and work contract which bind female workers in the secondary sector, especially in large and medium industrial sector.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

edaj

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Focus and Scope Economic Development Analysis Journal is a scientific journal who published by Department of Economic Development, Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia. this journal published four times per year on February, May, August, and November and start publishing ...