This paper theoretically analyzes the macroeconomic effects of gender discrimination against women in the labor market … leads to a discrimination-induced gender wage gap, lower wages for women and men, lower ag-gregate output, and lower welfare …

This paper theoretically analyzes the macroeconomic effects of gender discrimination against women in the labor market … leads to a discrimination-induced gender wage gap, lower wages for women and men, lower aggregate output, and lower welfare …

We study the effects of monetary policy shocks on employment gender gaps in a panel of 22 countries using quarterly … shocks, narrowing the employment gender gap over time. Two factors contribute to explaining this heterogeneous effect. First … market adjustment, the narrowing of the gender employment gap is initially driven by a reduction in the gender unemployment …