Cultural Change as Learning: The Evolution of Female Labor Force Participation over a Century
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Culture as Learning: The Evolution of Female Labor Force Participation over a Century
Married womens labor force participation increased dramatically over the last century. Why this occurred has been the subject of much debate. This paper investigates the role of changes in culture arising from learning in generating this increase. To do so, it develops a dynamic model of culture in which individuals hold heterogeneous beliefs regarding the relative long-run payo¤s for women wh...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Economic Review
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0002-8282
DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.1.472