Increasing the (female) labor supply
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چکیده
In the United States, women's labor force participation has been persistently below that of men's for decades. This Commentary describes three contributors to this divide -- way in which States taxes opposite-sex married couples, how social security benefits are allocated, and cost childcare reviews economic literature quantifying their impact on women.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Economic commentary
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['0428-1276', '2163-3738']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26509/frbc-ec-202305