Investigating the relationship between inflation and the gender unemployment gap in Iran

Sadeghi Amroabadi, Behrouz; Nasirzadeh, Elnaz; Arman, Aziz

doi:10.48308/jep.2024.236431.1181

Investigating the relationship between inflation and the gender unemployment gap in Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Assistant Professor of Economics, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

² Master in Economics, Shahid chamran university of ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.

³ Professor of Economics, Shahid chamran university of ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.

10.48308/jep.2024.236431.1181

Abstract

Inflation is one of the most repeated and important economic terms, affecting all members of society. Unemployment, both at the micro and macro level has countless negative consequences and makes society face many challenges. The gender unemployment gap between men and women is one of the most important and effective issues in Iran's economy. In the process of this research, the manner and extent of the effect of inflation on the unemployment of men and women and the gender gap. The data related to the inflation rate was extracted from the system of the central bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the data related to the unemployment insurance policyholders by gender and province were extracted from the statistical yearbooks of the Social Security organization that cover the years 2008 to 2021. The results of panel regression estimation for the dependent variable of women's unemployment indicate that the independent variables of inflation and production have hurt women's and Men's unemployment. Independent variables such as government spending and population growth rate have had a positive effect on women's and Men's unemployment. The third dependent variable of this model is the gender unemployment gap. According to the inflation and production coefficients, it can be concluded that these two variables had a negative effect on the gender gap. According to the results of the upcoming research, the necessary measures to increase production, adopt policies based on economic growth, and limit and determine the extent of government interference in the economy are suggested.

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