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Title: Essays in Macroeconomics

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2018

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Abstract: This dissertation consists of two parts. The first part is about understanding the mechanism behind female labor supply movement over economic development. Female labor force participation follows a U-shape pattern over per capita GDP cross nationally as well as within some countries. This paper questions if this pattern can be explained through sectoral, uneven technological movements both at market and at home. For that I develop a general equilibrium model with married couples and home production. I defined multiple sectors both at home and in the market. And by feeding the model with uneven technological growth, I observe how participation rate moves over development. My results indicate that a decrease in labor supply is mainly due to structural transformation. Meaning, a higher technology in a large sector causes prices to go up in that sector relative to other. Hence, labor allocated to this sector will decrease. Assuming this sector has a big market share, it will . . .

Url: https://repository.asu.edu/attachments/207549/content/Dalkiran_asu_0010E_18126.pdf

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Authors: Dalkiran, Dilsat Tugba

Institution: Arizona State University

Department: Economics

Advisor: Kevin Reffett

Degree: PhD

Publisher Location: Tempe, AZ

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Gender, Other

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