Hours. Occupations. and Gender Differences in Labor Market Outcomes

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Erosa, Andres; Fuster, Luisa; Kambourov, Gueorgui; Rogerson, Richard
• 署名单位: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid; University of Toronto; Princeton University; Princeton University
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-MACROECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1945-7707
• DOI: 10.1257/mac.20200318
• 发表日期: 2022
• 页码: 543-590
• 关键词: family; time; earnings; MODEL; work; gap; retirement; experience; allocation; TRENDS

摘要

Goldin (2014) offers a narrative in which gender differences in home production responsibilities create gender gaps in labor market outcomes. We carry out a model-based quantitative assessment of this narrative and find that it can account for a significant share of gender gaps in occupational choice, wages, and hours. Our analysis emphasizes the quantitative significance of two key elements not highlighted by Goldin: heterogeneity in comparative advantage and multimember households. Gender differences in nonmarket responsibilities have important aggregate effects on welfare and productivity, similar to those emphasized by Hsieh et al. (2019).