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Albanesi, Stefania; Olivetti, Claudia - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007

participation of married women between 1920 and 1960, in particular those with children. By enabling women to reconcile work and …

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Maternal Health and the Baby Boom

Albanesi, Stefania; Olivetti, Claudia - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010

U.S. fertility rose from a low of 2.27 children for women born in 1908 to a peak of 3.21 children for women born in … 1932. It dropped to a new low of 1.74 children for women born in 1949, before stabilizing for subsequent cohorts. We … with a theory of fertility featuring a trade-off between the quality and quantity of children. The analysis provides new …

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Shocking Labor Supply: A Reassessment of the Role of World War II on U.S. Women's Labor Supply

Goldin, Claudia; Olivetti, Claudia - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013

but without children during WWII were the group most impacted by the mobilization rate in 1950, although by 1960 WWII … still influenced the labor supply decisions of them as well as those with children during WWII. We end the paper with a …

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Gender Gaps across Countries and Skills: Supply, Demand and the Industry Structure

Olivetti, Claudia; Petrongolo, Barbara - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011

The gender wage gap varies widely across countries and across skill groups within countries. Interestingly, there is a positive cross-country correlation between the unskilled-to-skilled gender wage gap and the corresponding gap in hours worked. Based on a canonical supply and demand framework,...

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Gender Roles and Medical Progress

Albanesi, Stefania; Olivetti, Claudia - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009

The entry of married women into the labor force is one of the most notable economic phenomena of the twentieth century. We argue that medical progress played a critical role in this process. Improved maternal health alleviated the adverse effects of pregnancy and childbirth on women's ability to...

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