The Intergenerational Transmission of World War I on Female Labour

Abstract Demographic shocks tied to World War I’s high death toll induced many women to enter the labour force in the immediate post-war period. I document a positive impact of these newly employed women on the labour force participation of subsequent generations of women until today. I also find th...

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Published in:The Economic journal (London) 2023-08, Vol.133 (654), p.2303-2333
Main Author: Gay, Victor
Format: Article
Language:English
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Economics and Finance
Humanities and Social Sciences
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Summary:Abstract Demographic shocks tied to World War I’s high death toll induced many women to enter the labour force in the immediate post-war period. I document a positive impact of these newly employed women on the labour force participation of subsequent generations of women until today. I also find that the war permanently altered attitudes toward the role of women in the labour force. I decompose this impact into three channels of intergenerational transmission: transmission from mothers to daughters, transmission from mothers-in-law to daughters-in-law via their sons and transmission through local social interactions.
ISSN:0013-0133
1468-0297
DOI:10.1093/ej/uead029