Abstract
In this paper we analyze the characteristics of labor markets and female labor force in the countries from Central and Eastern Europe in order to verify the existence of significant differences in female labor participation rate among the countries that experienced the same political and economic system before 1990. The paper seeks to address the following specific objectives: 1) to identify the variables which are strongly correlated with female labor force participation, objective met using correlation analysis; 2) to define clusters of countries based on the determinants of female participation on the labor market, identified previously, using hierarchical cluster method; 3) to verify if the female labor force participation rate differs significantly among the identified clusters by applying the analysis of variance. The results of this study highlight that, in Central and Eastern Europe, we can identify four clusters of countries that share common characteristics of female labor market and female labor force. The analysis of the variation in female labor force participation rate emphasizes different patterns according to identified groups of countries.
Highlights
We aim to assess female labor force characteristics in relation to labor market characteristics for Central and Eastern European countries
There are three main objectives subordinated to the aim of the paper: 1) to identify the variables that are correlated to female labor force participation; 2) to define clusters of homogenous countries according to female labor force and labor market characteristics; 3) to verify the existence of significant differences among clusters of countries defined according to female labor force participation
The first two variables are related to female labor force characteristics and the last four variables are related to the labor market characteristics
Summary
We aim to assess female labor force characteristics in relation to labor market characteristics for Central and Eastern European countries. The high participation rate of women on the labor market in these countries mirrors the twobread winner family scheme that was promoted by the socialist policies (Pastore and Verashchagina, 2008; Jaba, 1979) This pattern evolved differently during the transition to the market economy with defining clusters of countries according to female labor market and female labor force characteristics. This section describes the statistical methods applied with the aim of accomplishing the objectives set for this study; Section Results presents the main findings related to the clusters of countries that share common characteristics of female labor market and female labor force. The differences among clusters of countries regarding female labor force participation rate are explained by the religious affiliation of the population; Conclusion section give a brief summary of the findings and discuss the implications for labor markets’ policies in the region
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