World War II and Female Labor Force Participation Rates
研究了1940-1947年间美国女性劳动力需求的剧烈变化,利用家庭生产理论分析不同女性群体对二战需求变化的反应,发现1943年下半年是雇佣女性的关键转折点。
Between the years 1940 and 1947 the demand for female labor in the United States shifted rapidly. Wages for women rose swiftly during the war, then fell suddenly when industries converted to peacetime production. This paper makes use of household production theory to explore the behavior of different segments of the female labor force as they responded to the radical changes in demand brought by World War II. The analysis suggests that a crucial turning point in the efforts to hire women was reached in the second half of 1943.