Mothers and Sons
Preference Formation and Female Labor Force Dynamics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19601807 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Fernandez (0000-0002-9507-5149, Center for Economic and Policy Research), Alessandra Fogli (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis), Claudia Olivetti |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1249-1299 |
| Publication date | 2004-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Quarterly Journal of Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-5533 • E-ISSN: 1531-4650 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1162/0033553042476224 |
| OpenAlex | W1992232430 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 235 |
| References cited | 20 |
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
Demographic economics · Dynamics (music) · Economics · Mechanism (biology) · Physics · Preference · Shock (circulatory) · Variation (astronomy) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Medicine · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 235 |
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| Citations per year | 11,19 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 224 |