TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Brodeur, Abel
AU  - Kattan, Lamis
        TI  - World War II, the Baby Boom and Employment: County Level Evidence
        PY  - 2021/Jun/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 14410
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp14410
        AB  - This paper examines the impact of male casualties due to World War II on fertility and female employment in the United States. We rely on the number of casualties at the county-level and use a difference-in-differences strategy. While most counties in the U.S. experienced a Baby Boom following the war, we find that the increase in fertility was lower in high-casualty rate counties than in low-casualty rate counties. Analyzing the channels through which male casualties could have decreased fertility, we provide evidence that county male casualties are positively related to 1950s female employment and household income. 
        KW  - female labor supply
KW  - fertility
KW  - baby boom
KW  - World War II
        ER  -