Albanesi, Stefania; Sahin, Aysegul - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
The unemployment gender gap, defined as the difference between female and male unemployment rates, was positive until …'s. We study the evolution of these gender differences in unemployment from a long-run perspective and over the business … attachment and the decline in male attachment can mostly account for the closing of the gender unemployment gap. Evidence from …