Abstract: This study established the influence of the determinants of labour force participation in Rwanda. It evaluated the roles and contributions of labour force participation in Rwanda, measured job creation for economic growth in Rwanda by using different policies like attracting foreign investors and modelling unemployment. The percentage of job seekers was high in youth and it was at 40% among Rwandan population. Workforce-skills matched what employers are looking for in order to measure the levels and trends of its indicators. The data used was secondary data from integrated household living condition survey (EICV4) for analysis, and this survey carried out by National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda and had sufficient data to avail labour force participation in Rwanda. Other findings from the study included how to increase the maximum job creation in Rwanda. It also used other secondary data from surveys and censuses carried out by national institute of statistics of Rwanda, like Fourth Rwanda population and housing census (4RPHC), establishment census, integrated business survey and labour force survey. The secondary data compiled was tested using Logistic regression model and other different tests like F- Statistic test and Chi-test analysis supported by fundamental evidence from the database of the regulatory authorities. Finally, it provided the model for solving problems identified by determinants.
Keywords: labour force participation, Employment, Unemployment, potential labour force, Self-employment.
Title: Modeling the Determinants Influencing Labour Force Participation in Rwanda 2013/14, Using Logistic Regression Approach
Author: Gilbert MUGENZI, Dr. Joseph K. Mung’atu, Dr. Marcel Ndengo
International Journal of Mathematics and Physical Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-5736 (Online)
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