Women's Labor Force Participation and the Dynamics of Tradition
Posted: 14 Nov 2001
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Women's Labor Force Participation and the Dynamics of Tradition
Number of pages: 10
Posted: 08 Nov 2001
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Abstract
We present a model in which the social norms regarding women's labor force participation (LFP) differ from the norms concerning men's. Assuming that these norms depend on past rates of women LFP creates a gradual increase in women LFP.
Keywords: Women's labor force participation, Tradition, Social norms
JEL Classification: J16, Z13
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Hazan, Moshe and Maoz, Yishay, Women's Labor Force Participation and the Dynamics of Tradition. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=290911
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