IZA Discussion Papers

substantially revised version published as 'Female Labor Force Participation in Egypt and Palestine: An Age-Period- Cohort Analysis' in: Review of Development Economics, 2022, 26 (4), 1997-2020.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13533

The Intergenerational Transmission of Gender Role Attitudes: Evidence from Immigrant Mothers-In-Law

Julia Bredtmann, Lisa Sofie Höckel, Sebastian Otten

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 179, 101-115

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13425

Labour Force Participation and Job Polarization: Evidence from Europe during the Great Recession

Gregory Verdugo, Guillaume Allègre

published in: Labour Economics, 2020, 66, 101881

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13424

Women at Work in the Pre-Civil War United States: An Analysis of Unreported Family Workers

Barry R. Chiswick, RaeAnn Halenda Robinson

published as 'Women at work in the United States since 1860: An analysis of unreported family workers' in: Explorations in Economic History, 2021, 82, 101406

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13404

Changes in Female Employment in Mexico: Demographics, Economics, and Policies

Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Samuel Freije-Rodriguez, Mexico Alberto Vergara Bahena, Diego Cardozo Medeiros

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13382

Marginal College Wage Premiums under Selection into Employment

Matthias Westphal, Daniel A. Kamhöfer, Hendrik Schmitz

published in: Economic Journal, 2022, 132 (646), 2231 - 2272

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13239

The Accumulation of Human and Market Capital in the United States: The Long View, 1948–2013

Barbara M. Fraumeni, Michael S. Christian, Jon D. Samuels

published in: Barbara M. Fraumeni (Ed.), Human Capital Measurement, Academic Press, 2021, 167 - 197

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13126

Gendered Language

Pamela Jakiela, Owen Ozier

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12956

Analyzing Female Employment Trends in South Asia

Fatima Najeeb, Matias Morales, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12955

The Relationship between Female Labor Force Participation and Violent Conflicts in South Asia

Raymond Robertson, Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Matias Morales

published in: Contemporary South Asia, 2023, 31 (3), 371 - 389

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12913

The Macroeconomics of Automation: Data, Theory, and Policy Analysis

Nir Jaimovich, Itay Saporta-Eksten, Henry E. Siu, Yaniv Yedid-Levi

published in: Journal of Monetary Economics, 2021, 122, 1-16

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12844

Female Labor Force Participation in Turkey: A Synthetic Cohort (Panel) Analysis, 1988-2013

Insan Tunali, Murat Güray Kirdar, Meltem Dayioglu-Tayfur

published as 'Down and up the 'U' - A synthetic cohort (panel) analysis of female labor force participation in Turkey, 1988-2013' in: World Development, 2021, 146, 105609

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12702

You’re the One That I Want! Public Employment and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes

Pedro Maia Gomes, Zoë Kuehn

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12620

The Role of Culture on Female Labor Supply: Evidence from Turkey

Pelin Akyol, Cagla Okten

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12585

Cost-Effective Public Daycare in a Low-Income Economy Benefits Children and Mothers

Andrés Hojman, Florencia López Bóo

published as 'Public childcare benefits children and mothers: Evidence from a nationwide experiment in a developing country' in: Journal of Public Economics, 2022, 212, 104686

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12137

The Short-Run Effects of the Minimum Wage on Employment and Labor Market Participation: Evidence from an Individual-Level Panel

Ernest Boffy-Ramirez

published in: Applied Economics, 2022, 54 (35), 4043 - 4059

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12067

What Drives Female Labor Force Participation? Comparable Micro-Level Evidence from Eight Developing and Emerging Economies

Stephan Klasen, Janneke Pieters, Manuel Santos Silva, Le Thi Ngoc Tu

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11931

Institutional Reforms and an Incredible Rise in Old Age Employment

Regina T. Riphahn, Rebecca Schrader

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11822

Can Economic Pressure Overcome Social Norms? The Case of Female Labor Force Participation

Ana Rute Cardoso, Louis-Philippe Morin

published online as 'War-driven permanent emigration, sex ratios, and female labor force participation' in: Journal of Human Resources, October 2023

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11716

Fertility and Labor Market Responses to Reductions in Mortality

Sonia R. Bhalotra, Atheendar Venkataramani, Selma Walther

published as 'Women’s Fertility and Labor Market Responses to a Health Innovation' in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2023, 21 (4), 1595–1646,

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11638

Twins, Family Size, and Female Labor Force Participation in Iran

Mahdi Majbouri

published in: Applied Economics, 2019, 51 (4), 387-397

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11557

State Merit Aid Programs and Youth Labor Market Attachment

David E. Frisvold, Melinda Pitts

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11385

Explaining the MENA Paradox: Rising Educational Attainment, Yet Stagnant Female Labor Force Participation

Ragui Assaad, Rana Hendy, Moundir Lassassi, Shaimaa Yassin

published in: IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 2018, 8 (17)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11322

Fertility and the Puzzle of Female Employment in the Middle East

Mahdi Majbouri

forthcoming in: Economics of Transition, 2019

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10934

Stigma of Sexual Violence and Women's Decision to Work

Tanika Chakraborty, Anirban Mukherjee, Swapnika Reddy Rachapalli, Sarani Saha

published in: World Development, 2018, 103, 226 - 238

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10826

The Gender Wage Gap in Developed Countries

Astrid Kunze

published in: Oxford Handbook on Women and the Economy, Oxford University Press, (ed.) Susan L. Averett, Laura M. Argys, and Saul D. Hoffman, 2018.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10769

Unemployment, Marginal Attachment and Labor Force Participation in Canada and the United States

Stephen R. G. Jones, W. Craig Riddell

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10464

Teen Fertility and Labor Market Segmentation: Evidence from Madagascar

Catalina Herrera-Almanza, David E. Sahn, Kira M. Villa

published in: Journal of African Economies, 2019, 28 (3), 277–303

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10440

Toothless Reforms? The Remarkable Stability of Female Labor Force Participation in a Top-Reforming Country

Norberto Pignatti, Karine Torosyan, Maka Chitanava

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10178

Does the Unemployment Invariance Hypothesis Hold for Canada?

Aysit Tansel, Zeynel Abidin Ozdemir, Emre Aksoy

substantially revised version published as 'Unemployment Invariance Hypothesis, Added and Discouraged Workers in Canada' in: International Journal of Manpower, 2018, 39 (7), 929-936.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10061

Turbulence and the Employment Experience of Older Workers

Etienne Lalé

published in: Quantitative Economics, 2018, 9 (2), 735-784.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10059

Commitment in the Household: Evidence from the Effect of Inheritances on the Labor Supply of Older Married Couples

David M. Blau, Ryan Goodstein

revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2016, 42, 123 - 137

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9745

The Effect of Housing Wealth on Labor Force Participation: Evidence from China

Shihe Fu, Yu Liao, Junfu Zhang

published in: Journal of Housing Economics, 2016, 33, 59-69

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9722

Why Are Fewer Married Women Joining the Work Force in India? A Decomposition Analysis over Two Decades

Farzana Afridi, Taryn Dinkelman, Kanika Mahajan

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2018, 31 (3), 783-818

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9643

Higher Education Expansion and Labor Market Outcomes for Young College Graduates

Dongshu Ou, Zhong Zhao

revised version published in: China & World Economy, 2022, 30 (2), 117-141

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9343

Cultural and Ethnic Differences in the Transitions from Work to 'Retirement' of Rural Elders in China’s Minority Regions

Rachel Connelly, Margaret Maurer-Fazio

published in: B. Gustafsson, R. Hasmath. S. Ding (eds), Ethnicity and Inequality in China, New York and Oxford: Routledge, 2021, 82-109. / published in Chinese, Beijing, 2017, 56-83.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9151

The Impact of Short- and Long-Term Participation Tax Rates on Labor Supply

Charlotte Bartels, Nico Pestel

revised version published as 'Short- and Long-term Participation Tax Rates and Their Impact on Labor Supply' in: International Tax and Public Finance, 2016, 23(6), 1126-1159

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8788

Does Delay Cause Decay? The Effect of Administrative Decision Time on the Labor Force Participation and Earnings of Disability Applicants

David Autor, Nicole Maestas, Kathleen Mullen, Alexander Strand

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8614

Can Immigrants Help Women "Have it All"? Immigrant Labor and Women's Joint Fertility and Labor Supply Decisions

Delia Furtado

published in: IZA Journal of Migration, 2015, 4 (19)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8571

Ethnic Identity and Work

Amelie F. Constant

published in: J.D. Wright (ed) the International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd Edition, 2015, 106-112

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8522

Cultural Values and Decision to Work of Immigrant Women in Italy

Vincenzo Scoppa, Manuela Stranges

published in: Labour: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, 2019, 33 (1), 101-123.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8407

Labour Market Progression of Canadian Immigrant Women

Alicia Adsera, Ana Ferrer

published in: Labour Economics, 2016, 39, 88 - 98

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8132

Culture, Religiosity and Female Labor Supply

Duygu Guner, Gokce Uysal

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8068

The Role of Coresidency with Adult Children in the Labor Force Participation Decisions of Older Men and Women in China

Rachel Connelly, Margaret Maurer-Fazio, Dandan Zhang

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7783

Health Status, Disability and Retirement Incentives in Belgium

Alain Jousten, Mathieu Lefèbvre, Sergio Perelman

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7704

Mothers, Friends and Gender Identity

Claudia Olivetti, Eleonora Patacchini, Yves Zenou

published in: Journal of the European Economic Association, 2020, 18(1), 266-301.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7597

What Explains the Stagnation of Female Labor Force Participation in Urban India?

Stephan Klasen, Janneke Pieters

published in: World Bank Economic Revew, 2015, 29 (3), 449-478

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7387

Retirement Incentives in Belgium: Estimations and Simulations Using SHARE Data

Alain Jousten, Mathieu Lefèbvre

published in: De Economist, 2013, 161 (3), 253-276

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7055

Household Survey Data for Research on Well-Being and Behavior in Central Asia

Tilman Brück, Damir Esenaliev, Antje Kroeger, Alma Kudebayeva, Bakhrom Mirkasimov, Susan Steiner

published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2014, 42 (3), 819 - 835

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7034

Migraine Headache and Labor Market Outcomes

Daniel I. Rees, Joseph J. Sabia

published in: Health Economics, 2015, 24 (6), 659-671

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6869

Human Capital Externalities and Employment Differences across Metropolitan Areas of the U.S.

John V. Winters

published in: Journal of Economic Geography, 2013, 13 (5), 799-822

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6830

Getting Back into the Labor Market: The Effects of Start-Up Subsidies for Unemployed Females

Marco Caliendo, Steffen Künn

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2015, 28(4), 1005-1043

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6810

The German Labor Market after the Great Recession: Successful Reforms and Future Challenges

Marco Caliendo, Jens Hogenacker

published in: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2012, 1(3), 1-24

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6809

Trade Liberalization and Female Labor Force Participation: Evidence from Brazil

Isis Gaddis, Janneke Pieters

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2017, 52(2), 457-490

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6776

Are Labor Force Participation Rates Really Non-Stationary? Evidence from Three OECD Countries

Zeynel Abidin Ozdemir, Mehmet Balcilar, Aysit Tansel

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6616

Labor Force Participation of Married Women in Turkey: Is There an Added or a Discouraged Worker Effect?

Deniz Karaoğlan, Cagla Okten

published as 'Labor-Force Participation of Married Women in Turkey' in: Emerging Markets Finance & Trade, 2015, 51 (1), 274-290

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6538

Retirement: Does Individual Unemployment Matter? Evidence from Danish Panel Data 1980–2009

Trine Filges, Mona Larsen, Peder J. Pedersen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6537

Paid Work after Retirement: Recent Trends in Denmark

Mona Larsen, Peder J. Pedersen

published as 'To work, to retire – or both? Labor market activity after 60' in: IZA Journal of European Studies, 2013, 2:21

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6398

Grandparents' Childcare and Female Labor Force Participation

Josefina Posadas, Marian Vidal-Fernandez

published in: IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2013, 2:14

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6395

Push or Pull? Drivers of Female Labor Force Participation during India's Economic Boom

Stephan Klasen, Janneke Pieters

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6148

Rubble Women: The Long-Term Effects of Postwar Reconstruction on Female Labor Market Outcomes

Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel, Melanie Khamis, Mutlu Yuksel

substantially revised paper appeared as DP No. 10830

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6071

The Effects of Female Labor Force Participation on Obesity

Pedro Gomis-Porqueras, Oscar A. Mitnik, Adrian Peralta-Alva, Maximilian D. Schmeiser

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6046

The Disappearing Gender Gap: The Impact of Divorce, Wages, and Preferences on Education Choices and Women's Work

Raquel Fernández, Joyce Cheng Wong

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5962

Taxing Women: A Macroeconomic Analysis

Nezih Guner, Remzi Kaygusuz, Gustavo Ventura

published in: Journal of Monetary Economics, 2012, 59 (5), 111–128.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5913

Relative Cohort Size, Relative Income, and Women's Labor Force Participation 1968-2010

Diane J. Macunovich

published as 'Relative Cohort Size, Relative Income, and Married Women's Labor Force Participation: United States, 1968–2010' in: Population and Development Review, 2012, 38 (4), 631-648

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5397

Ethnic Minorities in the European Union: An Overview

Martin Kahanec, Anzelika Zaiceva, Klaus F. Zimmermann

published in: M. Kahanec and K. F. Zimmermann (eds.), Ethnic Diversity in European Labor Markets. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011, 1-30

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5276

Aging and Pensions in General Equilibrium: Labor Market Imperfections Matter

David de la Croix, Olivier Pierrard, Henri R. Sneessens

published in: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2013, 37 (1), 104-124

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5057

Misclassification Errors and the Underestimation of U.S. Unemployment Rates

Shuaizhang Feng, Yingyao Hu

published in: American Economic Review, 2013, 103 (2), 1054-70