作者：Valletta, Robert G.; Bengali, Leila; van der List, Catherine
作者单位：Federal Reserve System - USA; Federal Reserve Bank - San Francisco; University of California System; University of California Los Angeles; University of British Columbia
摘要：The fraction of the US workforce identified as involuntary part-time workers rose to new highs during the US Great Recession and came down only slowly in its aftermath. We assess the determinants of involuntary part-time work using an empirical framework that accounts for business cycle effects and persistent structural features of the labor market. We conduct regression analyses using state-level panel data for the years 2003-16. The results indicate that structural factors, notably shifts in...
作者：Brenoe, Anne Ardila; Zoelitz, Ulf
作者单位：University of Zurich; University of Copenhagen; University of Zurich; IZA Institute Labor Economics
摘要：We investigate how high school gender composition affects students' participation in STEM at college. Using Danish administrative data, we exploit idiosyncratic within-school variation in gender composition. We find that having a larger proportion of female peers reduces women's probability of enrolling in and graduating from STEM programs. Men's STEM participation increases with more female peers present. In the long run, women exposed to more female peers are less likely to work in STEM occu...
