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Title: Mothers and Sons: Preference Formation and Female Labor Force Dynamics
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2004
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Abstract: This paper argues that the growing presence of a new type of manone brought up in a family in which the mother workedhas been a significant factor in the increase in female labor force participation over time. We present cross-sectional evidence showing that the wives of men whose mothers worked are themselves significantly more likely to work. We use variation in the importance of World War II as a shock to women's labor force participationas proxied by variation in the male draft rate across U. S. statesto provide evidence in support of the intergenerational consequences of our propagation mechanism.
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Authors: Fernandez, Raquel; Olivetti, Claudia; Fogli, Alessandra
Periodical (Full): Quarterly Journal of Economics
Issue: 4
Volume: 119
Pages: 1249-1299
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Family and Marriage, Race and Ethnicity
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