01861cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF022573 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498315005 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Das, Sonali. Women Workers in India : Why So Few Among So Many? / Sonali Das, Sonali Jain-Chandra, Kalpana Kochhar, Naresh Kumar. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015. 1 online resource (31 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 This paper examines the determinants of female labor force participation in India, against the backdrop of India having one of the lowest participation rates for women among peer countries. Using extensive Indian household survey data, we model the labor force participation choices of women, conditional on demographic characteristics and education, as well as looking at the influence of state-level labor market flexibility and other state policies. Our main finding is that a number of policy initiatives can help boost female economic participation in the states of India, including increased labor market flexibility, investment in infrastructure, and enhanced social spending. Mode of access: Internet Jain-Chandra, Sonali. Kochhar, Kalpana. Kumar, Naresh. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2015/055 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2015/055/001.2015.issue-055-en.xml IMF e-Library