TITLE:
Women and Salaried Labor Supply in Cotonou: What Role for the “Vidomègon” Variable?
AUTHORS:
Emile Aifa, Yvette Dognon
KEYWORDS:
Foster Child, Women, Labor Supply
JOURNAL NAME:
Theoretical Economics Letters,
Vol.13 No.1,
February
21,
2023
ABSTRACT: Women make up more than half of the Beninese population and, through
their role as producers, represent a very important link in the country’s
production chain. As such, employing them in salaried employment and knowing
the determinants would undoubtedly produce marginal benefits for the entire
national economy. It is to this problem that this research has attempted to
respond, having as its experimental perimeter, the
cosmopolitan city of Cotonou. The specific effect of the “vidomègon” variable
is taken into account. The analysis is based on surveys with the methodological
background of the logit model. The estimate would reveal that the supply of
salaried work for women in Cotonou is essentially dependent on variables:
“vidomègon”, long-term training, work income, husband’s income, etc.