Mothers and sons: Preference formation and female labor force dynamics

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Fernández, R; Fogli, A; Olivetti, C
• 署名单位: New York University; University of London; London School Economics & Political Science; Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK; National Bureau of Economic Research; Federal Reserve System - USA; Federal Reserve Bank - Minneapolis; Boston University
• 刊物名称: QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-5533
• DOI: 10.1162/0033553042476224
• 发表日期: 2004
• 页码: 1249-1299
• 关键词: consequences; selection; rise

摘要

This paper argues that the growing presence of a new type of man-one brought up in a family in which the mother worked-has 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 participation-as proxied by variation in the male draft rate across U.S. states-to provide evidence in support of the intergenerational consequences of our propagation mechanism.