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In the present study, the model of economic participation of married women has been estimated using cross sectional, micro-data which is extracted of cost-income statistics of the country's household by Statistics Center of Iran, in 2018 . According to the theoretical literature of this field, the factors affecting the economic participation of married women are considered following three sub-categories: individual characteristics of women, household characteristics (socio-economic) and geographical area of residence (urban / rural). The statistical samples include 29,715 married women living in urban and rural areas of the country and the sample is estimated using the probit model.
The results show that the main factor influencing the increase in the probability of economic participation of married women is related to university education. The probability of economic participation of married women increases with age up to 48 years old and then decreases.

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  • Receive Date: 06 October 2020
  • Revise Date: 05 November 2020
  • Accept Date: 17 November 2020

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