Hours, Occupations, and Gender Differences in Labor Market Outcomes
基于Goldin(2014)的叙事,通过模型量化评估家庭生产责任差异对性别工资、职业选择和工作时间差距的影响,发现比较优势异质性和多成员家庭是关键因素。
Goldin (2014) offers a narrative in which gender differences in home production responsibilities create gender gaps in labor market outcomes. We carry out a model-based quantitative assessment of this narrative and find that it can account for a significant share of gender gaps in occupational choice, wages, and hours. Our analysis emphasizes the quantitative significance of two key elements not highlighted by Goldin: heterogeneity in comparative advantage and multimember households. Gender differences in nonmarket responsibilities have important aggregate effects on welfare and productivity, similar to those emphasized by Hsieh et al. (2019).