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dc.titleWomen and Men at Work: Fertility, Occupational Choice and Development
dc.contributor.authorCavalcanti, Tiago
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Leticia
dc.contributor.authorRachter, Laísa
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Cezar
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageIndia
dc.coverageUnited States
dc.date.available2022-07-26T00:07:00
dc.date.issue2022-07-26T00:07:00
dc.description.abstractWe investigate how changes in barriers to female labor force participation and in the child penalty affect occupational decisions, fertility and income. We build a general equilibrium model of occupational choice with men and women, human capital investment and fertility. We fit the model to the US and India. Changing gender barriers account for 31% of US growth between 1960 and 2010 (4.1% for India in 1983-2004). The implications of these barriers for the welfare of female workers with children were even larger, with lower child penalty alone increasing the welfare of this group by 7% in the US.
dc.format.extent42
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004389
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Women-and-Men-at-Work-Fertility-Occupational-Choice-and-Development.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectGender Segregation
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectGender Gap
dc.subjectWorkforce and Employment
dc.subjectRating
dc.subjectGender and Education
dc.subjectFemale Labor Force
dc.subjectOccupational Mobility
dc.subjectSustainable Growth
dc.subjectEconomy
dc.subjectWage
dc.subject.jelcodeE25 - Aggregate Factor Income Distribution
dc.subject.jelcodeJ13 - Fertility • Family Planning • Child Care • Children • Youth
dc.subject.jelcodeO10 - Economic Development: General
dc.subject.keywordsGender Barriers;Fertility;Occupational Choice
dc.typeDiscussion Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-DP-00961
idb.operationRG-K1415
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