Gay, Victor (2021) The legacy of the missing men: the long-run impact of World War I on female labor force participation. TSE Working Paper, n. 21-1173, toulouse

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Abstract

This paper explores the pathways that underlie the diffusion of women's participation in the labor force across generations. I exploit a severe exogenous shock to the sex ratio, World War I in France, which generated a large inflow of women in the labor force after the war. I show that this shock to female labor transmitted to subsequent generations until today. Three mechanisms of intergenerational transmission account for this result: parental transmission, transmission through marriage, and transmission through local social interactions. Beyond behaviors, the war also permanently altered beliefs toward the role of women in the labor force.

Item Type: Monograph (Working Paper)
Language: English
Date: January 2021
Place of Publication: toulouse
Uncontrolled Keywords: Female labor force participation, World War I, Sex ratio, Intergenerational transmission, Gender norms
JEL Classification: J16 - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
N34 - Europe - 1913-
Z13 - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology
Subjects: B- ECONOMIE ET FINANCE
Divisions: TSE-R (Toulouse)
Institution: Université Toulouse 1 Capitole
Site: UT1
Date Deposited: 22 Jan 2021 10:03
Last Modified: 14 Jun 2023 12:29
OAI Identifier: oai:tse-fr.eu:125087
URI: https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/42085

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