Unpacking the link between service sector and female employment: cross‐country evidence
发现服务业拉动女性进入市场工作的能力在各国差异很大，关键原因是服务业内部结构不同：公共行政部门越大则拉动作用越弱，而商业服务中女性占比高则有正向作用。服务业结构能解释54%的跨国差异，加入劳动力市场政策后升至60%。
Abstract This paper documents significant cross‐country variation in the strength of the service sector pulling women into the market work. We find the composition of the service sector to be the crucial driver of this heterogeneity. Specifically, a larger public administration sector is associated with lower elasticity, while a higher female share within business services has a positive association. The relationship between female share within business services and elasticity also depends on the size of the food and accommodation services, reflecting a marketization channel. Service sector composition alone explains 54% of the cross‐country variation, rising to 60% when controlling for labour market policies. These findings show that the sub‐sectoral structure of the service sector is the critical determinant of its ability to pull women into market work.