TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Braun, Sebastian Till
AU  - Stuhler, Jan
        TI  - The Economic Consequences of Being Widowed by War: A Life-Cycle Perspective
        PY  - 2024/May/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 16973
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp16973
        AB  - Despite millions of war widows worldwide, little is known about the economic consequences of being widowed by war. We use life history data from West Germany to show that war widowhood increased women's employment immediately after World War II but led to lower employment rates later in life. War widows, therefore, carried a double burden of employment and childcare while their children were young but left the workforce when their children reached adulthood. We discuss the mechanisms contributing to this counterintuitive life-cycle pattern and examine potential spillovers to the next generation.
        KW  - female labor force participation
KW  - labor market careers
KW  - war widows
KW  - World War II
        ER  -