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  Growth and ChangeVolume 24 Issue 4, Pages 539 - 578 Published Online: 3 Jul 2006 © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Abstract | References | Full Text: PDF (Size: 2095K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Geographical and Gender Differences in Labor Force Participation: Is there an Appalachian Effect? This research was partially supported by National Science Foundation Grant SES 87-13817. An earlier version was presented at the 1993 meeting of the Southern Regional Science Association. Four anonymous referees and Luc Anselin, Brian Cushing, Stuart Dorsey, Ronald Lewis, Sally Maggard, and Dennis Robinson made exceptionally helpful suggestions. Copyright 1993 Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Kentucky ABSTRACTABSTRACT. A recent article in this journal concluded that West Virginia's low labor force participation rates cannot be attributed to economic, demographic, or institutional factors and that they probably result from an Appalachian culture which has a strong preference for non-market activities. This article reviews the diverse social science literature on determinants of labor force participation and then takes a closer look at Appalachian participation. It presents and uses a more comprehensive model, focuses on the county level instead of the state, and examines variations within Appalachia and over time. The main findings are that the Appalachian labor force gap is either nonexistent or very small and that there is no statistical evidence of a unique or pervasive Appalachian cultural effect. Appalachian labor force behavior appears to be quite average given the conditions faced by Appalachians. | 
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