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Labor Market Participation and Employment Choice in Ghana: Do Individual Personality Traits and Gender Role Attitudes Matter?

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dc.contributor.authorAmankwah, Akuffo
dc.contributor.authorCastaing, Pauline
dc.contributor.authorOwoo, Nkechi S.
dc.contributor.authorPalacios-Lopez, Amparo
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-22T16:02:06Z
dc.date.available2024-01-22T16:02:06Z
dc.date.issued2024-01-22
dc.description.abstractIn addition to the conventional determinants of labor market participation and the choice between wage employment and self-employment, there is a growing interest in the significance of gender role attitudes and personality traits. This study uses data from the 2022 Ghana Informal Sector Measurement Study to investigate the influence of these factors on employment outcomes in the Northern and Ashanti regions of Ghana. The findings are based on a series of analyses, including descriptive, multinomial logistic, and linear probability model regressions. The empirical results show the critical role played by both gender role attitudes and personality traits in shaping individuals' decisions on labor market participation and employment choices. Notably, personality traits emerge as significant drivers of observed employment outcomes. However, the impact of these personality traits is often mitigated or even reversed in the presence of heightened traditionalism. Furthermore, the gender-disaggregated analysis reveals that possessing at least a secondary education level is a pivotal factor in the selection of men into formal employment, whereas this criterion holds less significance for women. Conversely, once the decision to participate in the labor market has been made, having at least a secondary education becomes relevant for securing wage employment, regardless of an individual's gender.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099847101102435095/IDU1b87794181d58c1435d18ef51bf24092eacd1
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10664
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40927
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10664
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectGENDER ROLE ATTITUDES
dc.subjectPERSONALITY TRAITS
dc.subjectGHANA
dc.titleLabor Market Participation and Employment Choice in Ghanaen
dc.title.subtitleDo Individual Personality Traits and Gender Role Attitudes Matter?en
dc.typeWorking Paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
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okr.crossref.titleLabor Market Participation and Employment Choice in Ghana: Do Individual Personality Traits and Gender Role Attitudes Matter?
okr.date.disclosure2024-01-10
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-12T02:23:46.953406Z
okr.date.lastmodified2024-01-10T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099847101102435095/IDU1b87794181d58c1435d18ef51bf24092eacd1
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10664
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10664
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34235906
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica Western and Central (AFW)
okr.region.countryGhana
okr.topicEducation::Education and Society
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Employment and Shared Growth
okr.topicGender::Gender Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.unitLiving Standards Measurement (DECLS)
okr.unitDevelopment Data Group (DECDG)
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