Статья опубликована в журнале «Проблемы прогнозирования» (ISSN: 0868-6351 (Print), ISSN: 3034-0071 (Online)), №2 2026
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ПРИЧИНЫ БЕЗРАБОТИЦЫ СРЕДИ ЖЕНЩИН ЦЕНТРАЛЬНОЙ АЗИИ НА ПРИМЕРЕ УЗБЕКИСТАНА
АХМЕДОВА Мухаббат Абдулхашимовна, к.э.н., amuhabbat@inbox.ru, Институт макроэкономических и региональных исследований при Кабинете Министров Республики Узбекистан, Ташкент, Узбекистан
ORCID 0000-0002-4298-3717
АБДУНАЗАРОВА Нодира Уктамовна, к.э.н., n.abdunazarova@imrs.uz, Институт макроэкономических и региональных исследований при Кабинете Министров Республики Узбекистан, Ташкент, Узбекистан
ORCID: 0009-0000-4436-8681
Аннотация. В статье исследуется краткосрочное и долгосрочное влияние ключевых макроэкономических и демографических факторов на уровень женской безработицы в регионе Центральной Азии впериод 1991-2024 гг. Для анализа использован эконометрический подход ARDL-ECM. Выявлено, что в краткосрочном периоде экономический рост и инфляция способствуют снижению женской безработицы, тогда как ранний возраст вступления в брак повышает ее. Краткосрочная и долгосрочная взаимосвязь между рождаемостью и безработицей не выявлена. Показано, что возраст вступления в брак отрицательно и статистически значимо связан с уровнем безработицы среди женщин. Результаты анализа подчеркивают важность учета демографических факторов для формирования эффективной политики по расширению участия женщин в трудовой деятельности. В заключении даны рекомендации экономической политики на примере Узбекистана.
Ключевые слова: женская безработица, Центральная Азия, экономический рост, рождаемость, возраст вступления в брак, инфляция, модель ARDL, модель ECM.
DOI: 10.47711/0868-6351-215-204-215
Статья поступила в редакцию 29.09.2025. Статья принята к публикации 10.11.2025.
Для цитирования: М.А. Ахмедова, Н.У. Абдуназарова. Причины безработицы среди женщин Центральной Азии на примере Узбекистана // Проблемы прогнозирования. 2026. № 2 (215). С. 204-215. DOI: 10.47711/0868-6351-215-204-215
CAUSES OF FEMALE UNEMPLOYMENT IN CENTRAL ASIA: THE CASE OF UZBEKISTAN
M.A. AKHMEDOVA, Cand. Sci. (Econ), Institute of Macroeconomic and Regional Studies under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
ORCID 0000-0002-4298-3717
N.U. ABDUNAZAROVA, Cand. Sci. (Econ), Institute of Macroeconomic and Regional Studies under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
ORCID: 0009-0000-4436-8681
Abstract. This study investigates the short- and long-term effects of key macroeconomic and demographic factors on the female unemployment rate in the Central Asian region from 1991 to 2024. The analysis employs the ARDL–ECM econometric approach. The findings reveal that in the short term, economic growth and inflation contribute to a reduction in female unemployment, whereas an early age of marriage increases it. No short- or long-term relationship was found between birth rates and unemployment. The age of marriage is shown to have a negative and statistically significant association with the level of female unemployment. The results underscore the importance of accounting for demographic factors in formulating effective policies to increase women’s labor force participation. The conclusion offers policy recommendations, using Uzbekistan as a case study.
Keywords: female unemployment, Central Asia, economic growth, birth, age of marriage, inflation, ARDL model, ECM model.
DOI: 10.1134/S1075700725700996
Received 29.09.2025. Accepted 10.11.2025.
For citation: M.A. Akhmedova and N.U. Abdunazarova. Causes of Female Unemployment in Central Asia: The Case of Uzbekistan // Studies on Russian Economic Development. 2026. Vol. 37. No. 2. Pp. 307–314. DOI: 10.1134/S1075700725700996
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