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Title: Labour Force Participation and Job Polarization: Evidence from Europe during the Great Recession

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Publication Year: 2017

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Abstract: Job polarization accelerated during the Great recession in Europe. Because of higher levels of occupational segregation by gender in Europe, and larger shocks to middling occupations that employ mostly male workers, it generated labour demand shocks much more asymmetric between men and women than in the US. We find that the labour force participation and employment rates of women increased considerably in response to the large decline in employment opportunities of men in regions most affected by the destruction of middle-skill jobs, particularly so for married women with less than highschool education. For male, the decline in demand in middling occupation explains some of the recent decline in their participation. Both for men and women, the Great recession mostly accelerated pre-existing trends. This suggests that a large share of the recent increases in women’s participation in Europe is a response to job polarization.

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Authors: Verdugo, Gregory; Allegre, Guillaume

Series Title: Sciences Po OFCE Working Paper Series

Publication Number: 16

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Pages: 39

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Topics: Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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