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Title: The Impact of World War II on the Demand for Female Workers in Manufacturing
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2018
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ISSN: 0022-0507
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050718000232
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Abstract: Most studies of female workers in the 1940s focus on labor supply. We use the basics of supply and demand to measure the impact of WWII on the short- and medium-run demand for female workers in manufacturing. Demand rose for both salaried and production female workers during the war and then fell after the war. However, the post-war demands for both groups were substantially higher than before the war and higher than the levels that would have been reached had the demands followed a counterfactual growth path from the boom period in the 1920s.
Url: https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0022
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Authors: Shatnawi, Dina; Fishback, Price
Periodical (Full): The Journal of Economic History
Issue: 2
Volume: 78
Pages: 539-574
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure
Countries: United States