Research

Dr. Solati uses quantitative and qualitative methods in her research. She investigates how different policies, laws and institutions affect economic outcomes such as labor force participation rates across countries and over time. A large portion of her research focuses on the effects of economic development policies, migration, culture and legal institutions on women’s status and well-being in general and women’s decision-making processes in particular.

In her book, Dr. Solati uses Panel Data Regression Models in order to investigate the effects of religion, institutions and income on women’s participation in the labor market across sixty countries over thirty years. In addition, by using the Principal Component Analysis Method, she has created an index for patriarchy, which for the first time, measures patriarchy across countries and over time. The finding of three of her major research projects are included in her book:

Solati, Fariba. Women, Work and Patriarchy in the Middle East and North Africa. New York: Palgrave, 2017.

Dr. Solati also investigates how factors such as language proficiency, immigration policy, education and culture impact immigrants’ labor market participation and employability in Canada.

Dr. Solati has presented the findings of her research projects in several national and international conferences, such as the Canadian Economist Association, Canadian Research Data Centre Network and International Metropolis Conference. She has also been invited to present the findings of her research projects on immigration at Employment and Social Development Canada in Ottawa.