Omowumi Idowu


1	Paper Link:	https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:AP:97e01c2c-de00-4d51-ab8e-f8362d8bb447
2	PPT Slides:	paste link here
3	Abstract:
4	This study investigates oil and female labour force participation in Nigeria over the period 1990-2022. It analyses the impact of oil rents on female labour force participation, female political participation and female sectoral employment. The study sources data from CBN Statistical Bulletin, World Bank Data Bank and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affair (UNDESA). It uses time series Auto-Regressive Distributive Lags (ARDL) and Ordinary Least Squares (OLS). The analysis suggests the followings; one, oil rents though positive, have no significant impact on female labour force participation both in the short run and long run. Two, oil rents have no association with female political representation. Three, sectoral analysis reveals that increase in oil rents in the long run and one-year lag of oil rents in the short run positively impact female employment in industry sector. Four, ICT index is a positive determinant of female employment in industry and agriculture sector in the long run. Five, while increase in governance quality and female education decreases employment in industry and agriculture sector in the long run, a positive impact is observed in service sector. Also, female employments in industry and service sector decrease with increase in fertility. However, increase in fertility encourages female employment in agriculture sector. Finally, female labour force participation and governance quality are positive determinants of female political representation, while marriage or union impacts female political representation negatively. Keywords: Oil, Female Labour Force Participation, Female Political Participation, Employment, Sectors

1

Paper Link:

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:AP:97e01c2c-de00-4d51-ab8e-f8362d8bb447

2

PPT Slides:

paste link here

3

Abstract:

4

This study investigates oil and female labour force participation in Nigeria over the period 1990-2022. It analyses the impact of oil rents on female labour force participation, female political participation and female sectoral employment. The study sources data from CBN Statistical Bulletin, World Bank Data Bank and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affair (UNDESA). It uses time series Auto-Regressive Distributive Lags (ARDL) and Ordinary Least Squares (OLS). The analysis suggests the followings; one, oil rents though positive, have no significant impact on female labour force participation both in the short run and long run. Two, oil rents have no association with female political representation. Three, sectoral analysis reveals that increase in oil rents in the long run and one-year lag of oil rents in the short run positively impact female employment in industry sector. Four, ICT index is a positive determinant of female employment in industry and agriculture sector in the long run. Five, while increase in governance quality and female education decreases employment in industry and agriculture sector in the long run, a positive impact is observed in service sector. Also, female employments in industry and service sector decrease with increase in fertility. However, increase in fertility encourages female employment in agriculture sector. Finally, female labour force participation and governance quality are positive determinants of female political representation, while marriage or union impacts female political representation negatively.
Keywords: Oil, Female Labour Force Participation, Female Political Participation, Employment, Sectors