Table 5 Female participation rates regressions by selected country in the Middle East and North Africa region
(1) Fertility rate | (2) Agricultural share in value added | (3) Manufacturing value added (ln, constant, local curr.) | (4) Services value added (ln, constant, local curr.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AB-GMM | ||||
Pooled sample | −0.316*** | −0.043 | 0.755*** | 0.885*** |
OLS 2 lags | ||||
Algeria | 0.058 | −0.006 | 0.783*** | 1.290*** |
Egypt | −1.285** | −0.492*** | 1.907** | 2.470** |
Jordan | −0.421 | 0.108 | 1.389* | 4.564** |
Lebanon | −0.573*** | −0.061 | 0.499 | −1.212*** |
Morocco | 0.273 | 0.244** | −2.904 | −1.951* |
Saudi Arabia | −0.639*** | −0.211** | 1.526** | 0.877 |
Tunisia | 0.188 | 0.015 | 0.640 | 0.444* |
Yemen | −0.444** | −0.042 | −0.656 | 1.052 |
Reduced granger model 2 lags | ||||
Algeria | 0.030 | −0.040** | 0.636* | 1.117** |
Egypt | −1.157** | −0.500*** | 1.822** | 2.389** |
Jordan | −0.354 | 0.090 | 1.669* | 5.572** |
Lebanon | −0.750*** | −0.096* | 0.522 | −0.790 |
Morocco | 0.324 | 0.161 | −3.021 | −1.949* |
Saudi Arabia | −0.645*** | −0.153 | 1.501** | 0.848 |
Tunisia | 0.174 | 0.008 | 0.676 | 0.469** |
Yemen | −0.429** | −0.007 | −0.167 | 0.180 |