Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7388067 | Review of Economic Dynamics | 2018 | 34 Pages |
Abstract
The gender unemployment gap, the difference between female and male unemployment rates, was positive until the early 1980s. This gap disappeared after 1983, except during recessions, when men's unemployment rate has always exceeded women's. Using a calibrated three-state search model, we show that the convergence in female and male labor force attachment accounts for most of the closing of the gender unemployment gap. Evidence from nineteen OECD countries is consistent with this finding. We show that gender differences in industry composition are the main source of the cyclicality of the unemployment gap.
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Authors
Stefania Albanesi, AyÅegül Åahin,