Title: The Regional Trend: Two Paths to the Labor Market
Abstract: No AccessMay 2016The Regional Trend: Two Paths to the Labor MarketAuthors/Editors: Laura ChiodaLaura ChiodaSearch for more papers by this authorhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-8485-5_ch2AboutView ChaptersFull TextPDF (0.3 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract: Chronicles the rise of women’s economic participation in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and identifies the segregated nature of the trajectories of single and married women as the most striking characteristic of the region’s transition. Strong parallels exist between the experiences of women in the LAC region and those in the United States. Marital status virtually defined the economic role of women in LAC in the 1960s, with wives confined to the domestic realm and their husbands serving as breadwinners. As both single and married women’s labor force participation grew over the past four decades, the gender specialization broke down progressively, with married women becoming paid workers at unprecedented rates. Insight into the evolution of female labor force participation (LFP) considers features such as the decision to join the labor force, the choice of occupation, and the level of earnings, with education and family formation decisions explaining nearly two-thirds of the region’s evolution since the 1960s. ReferencesChamley, Christophe. 2004. “Delays and Equilibria with Large and Small Information in Social Learning.” European Economic Review 48 (3): 477–501. CrossrefGoogle ScholarChioda, Laura. 2014. “How Family Formation Has Shaped Labor Force Participation in LAC.” Background paper for this report, World Bank, Washington, DC. Google ScholarChioda, Laura and Gabriel Demombynes. 2014. “The Rise of Female Labor Force Participation Rate in LAC, 1960–2000.” Background paper for this report, World Bank, Washington, DC. Google ScholarDuryea, Suzanne, Alejandra Cox Edwards, and Manuelita Ureta. 2001. “Women in the LAC Labor Market: The Remarkable 1990’s.” William Davidson Institute Working Paper 500, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Google ScholarFernández, Raquel. 2008. “Culture and Economics.” New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, edited by Durlauf, Steven N and Lawrence E Blume. (2nd ed.). [Online edition] Palgrave Macmillan. http://www.dictionaryofeconomics.com/dictionary. Google ScholarFogli, Alessandra and Laura Veldkamp. 2011. “Nature or Nurture? Learning and the Geography of Female Labor Force Participation.” Econometrica 79 (4): 1103–38. CrossrefGoogle ScholarGoldin, Claudia. 1990. “Understanding the Gender Gap: An Economic History of American Women.” New York: Oxford University Press. Google ScholarGoldin, Claudia. 1995. “The U-Shaped Female Labor Force Function in Economic Development and Economic History.” In Investment in Women’s Human Capital, edited by Schultz, T Paul, 61–90. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Google ScholarIPUMS (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, International). 2015. Version 6.4 [Machine-readable database]. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, Minnesota Population Center. Google ScholarLeón, Francisco. 2000. “Mujer y trabajo en las reformas estructurales latinoamericanas durante las décadas de 1980 y 1990.” Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Santiago. Google ScholarMammen, Kristin and Christina Paxson. 2000. “Women’s Work and Economic Development.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 14 (4): 141–64. CrossrefGoogle Scholar Previous chapterNext chapter FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetails View Published: May 2016ISBN: 978-0-8213-8485-5e-ISBN: 978-0-8213-9962-0 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsLatin America & CaribbeanRelated CountriesArgentinaBoliviaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaEcuadorMexicoPanamaUnited StatesVenezuela, República Bolivariana deRelated TopicsGenderPoverty Reduction KeywordsGENDER ISSUESWOMEN’S EMPOWERMENTEQUALITYINCOME INEQUALITYHUMAN CAPITALSOCIAL NORMSEQUAL OPPORTUNITYWOMEN EMPLOYEESHOUSEHOLD DECISION MAKINGLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATELFPRMARRIAGE PDF DownloadLoading ...
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-05-12
Language: en
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