Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/232885 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14133
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Using data from the 2011 and 2016 Life in Kyrgyzstan surveys, we examine Kyrgyz women's labour supply elasticities at the extensive margin. We use Heckman's two-step approach to predict earnings for the non-participating women and then use these predictions to estimate the participation equation. We find that women's labour supply decision is not influenced by their earnings. We also show that there exists a significant gap in employment propensities among ethnic Kyrgyz women in consensual or arranged marriages compared to women in kidnapped-based marriages. This finding suggests that the practice of bride abduction adversely affects women's probability of employment and might have negative consequences on their economic well-being.
Subjects: 
labour supply
women
bride kidnapping
Kyrgyzstan
JEL: 
J01
J16
J22
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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