Abstract
In most industrialised countries the male labour force does not grow, or grows at a much smaller rate than the female labour force. This is the case in Sweden. The increase in female labour force participation is in the interest of women and most likely it also means a more efficient use of human resources over the long run.
Mrs Gustafsson is associated with the Industrial Institute for Economic and Social Research, Grevgatan, Stockholm. Most of the research was done while she was a visiting scholar at the Center for the Social Sciences, Columbia University, New York.
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Gustafsson, S. (1983). Lifetime Patterns of Labour Force Participation. In: Weisbrod, B., Hughes, H. (eds) Human Resources, Employment and Development. International Economic Association Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-22741-9_18
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