Women's Labor Force Participation and the Dynamics of Tradition

10 Pages Posted: 8 Nov 2001

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Moshe Hazan

Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Yishay Maoz

The Open University of Israel - Department of Management and Economics

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Abstract

We present a model in which the social norms regarding women's labor force participation (LFP) differ from the norms concerning men's. Assuming that these norms depend on past rates of women LFP creates a gradual increase in women LFP.

Keywords: Women's labor force participation, Tradition, Social norms.

JEL Classification: J16, Z13

Suggested Citation

Hazan, Moshe and Maoz, Yishay, Women's Labor Force Participation and the Dynamics of Tradition. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=289599 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.289599

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