The Arab Spring (AS) event characterized the recent history of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It brought about various economic, political, and social conditions and transformations that affected women's well-being and their status and participation in the labour market. Accordingly, this paper examines the short-run and the long-run effects of the AS on female labour force participation (FLFP) rates in the MENA region. The empirical analysis is implemented through the generalized method of moments (GMM) system estimator for dynamic panel models, using the basic (one-step) and the two-step approaches over different empirical specifications. The benchmark empirical results show that the AS is associated with moderate average increases in FLFP rates in the MENA region. The empirical analysis subsequently emphasizes significant variations and distinct patterns in the AS effects on FLFP rates across MENA countries, and it ties these findings to the AS-related economic, political and social circumstances in these countries.

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阿拉伯之春对中东和北非地区女性劳动力参与的影响

阿拉伯之春 (AS) 事件是中东和北非 (MENA) 地区近期历史的特征。它带来了各种经济、政治和社会条件和转变，影响了妇女的福祉及其在劳动力市场的地位和参与。因此，本文研究了 AS 对中东和北非地区女性劳动力参与率 (FLFP) 的短期和长期影响。经验分析是通过动态面板模型的广义矩量法 (GMM) 系统估计器实现的，在不同的经验规范上使用基本（一步）和两步方法。基准实证结果表明，AS 与中东和北非地区 FLFP 率的适度平均增长有关。