This paper examines the impact of male casualties due to World War II on fertility and female employment in the United … counties in the U.S. experienced a Baby Boom following the war, we find that the increase in fertility was lower in high …

This paper examines the impact of male casualties due to World War II on fertility and female employment in the United … counties in the U.S. experienced a Baby Boom following the war, we find that the increase in fertility was lower in high …

use life history data from West Germany to show that war widowhood increased women's employment immediately after World …Despite millions of war widows worldwide, little is known about the economic consequences of being widowed by war. We … War II but led to lower employment rates later in life. War widows, therefore, carried a double burden of employment and …