01841cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016678 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513551364 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Christiansen, Lone Engbo. Individual Choice or Policies? : Drivers of Female Employment in Europe / Lone Engbo Christiansen, Huidan Lin, Joana Pereira, Petia Topalova. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (44 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Female labor force participation has increased markedly in many European countries during the past decades. Nonetheless, participation rates remain low in some economies, and a significant gender gap persists in most countries. Using micro-level data to control for factors that influence personal choice, we re-examine the determinants of female employment in Europe. The results highlight the importance of positive attitudes towards women working and individual characteristics such as years of education and number of children. However, even after controlling for these factors, policies are also key drivers of female employment. Mode of access: Internet Lin, Huidan. Pereira, Joana. Topalova, Petia. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/049 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2016/049/001.2016.issue-049-en.xml IMF e-Library