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Title: Shocking Labor Supply: A Reassessments of the Role of World War II on Women's Labor Supply

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Publication Year: 2013

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Abstract: The most prominent feature of the female labor force across the past hundred years is its enormous growth. But many believe that the increase was discontinuous. Our purpose is to identify the short- and long-run impacts of WWII on the labor supply of women who were currently married in 1950 and 1960. Using WWII mobilization rates by state, we find a wartime impact on weeks worked and the labor force participation of married white (non-farm) women in both 1950 and 1960. The impact, moreover, was experienced almost entirely by women in the top half of the education distribution.

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Authors: Olivetti, Claudia; Goldin, Claudia

Periodical (Full): American Economic Review

Issue: 3

Volume: 103

Pages: 257-262

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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