WOMEN’S EMPOYMENT ON THE BACKGROUND OF THEIR EDU-CATION AND FERTILITY RATES IN POLAND AND IN SELECTED COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN YEARS 2001-2013

Abstract

This publication considers effects of education and fertility on women’s employment in Poland and in selected countries of the European Union. Econometric models of trend and autoregression are built. It is shown that in Poland - higher education and fertility rates have little effect on the presence of women on the labor market. In the European Union both education and fertility have a significant impact on increasing job opportuni-ties. In Germany an important determinant is education and in France - fertility.

Keywords

• occupational activity
• education
• fertility rate
• an econometric model