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Gay, Victor
(2021)
The Legacy of the Missing Men : The Long-Run Impact of World War I on Female Labor Force Participation.
IAST Working Paper, n. 21-120, Toulouse
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Abstract
This article 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) |
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| Language: | English |
| Date: | January 2021 |
| Place of Publication: | Toulouse |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Female labor force participation, World War I, Sex ratio, Intergenerational transmission, Gender norms |
| Subjects: | B- ECONOMIE ET FINANCE |
| Divisions: | TSE-R (Toulouse) |
| Institution: | Université Toulouse 1 Capitole |
| Site: | UT1 |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Jan 2021 13:46 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2025 15:20 |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:tse-fr.eu:125086 |
| URI: | https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/42084 |
