کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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971510 | 1479717 | 2013 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Fernandez, Fogli, and Olivetti (2004) introduce an innovative model of how the experiences of one generation of women affect the behavior of the next generation of women via their sons/husbands. Empirically they find that a woman is more likely to work if her mother-in-law worked than if her own mother worked. We confirm this intriguing result but demonstrate that there is also a link between the labor force participation choices of mothers and daughters. Further, in an alternative theoretical model we show that the relationship between the labor force participation of mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law may be due instead to a woman's own preferences formed before selecting a spouse. Interestingly, the model demonstrates that the correlation in labor force status may be stronger for a mother-in-law/daughter-in-law pair than a mother/daughter pair, even if the preference formation channel is solely from mothers to daughters.
► Women are more likely to participate in the labor force if their mother worked.
► Correlation between mother-in-law/daughter-in-law pairs is also strong.
► We present a model of the preference formation channels and assortative mating.
► Assortative mating and mother/daughter channel could induce mother-in-law result.
Journal: Labour Economics - Volume 20, January 2013, Pages 38–47