Attitudes, Policies and Work

Francesco Giavazzi (), Fabio Schiantarelli () and Michel Serafinelli
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Fabio Schiantarelli: Boston College, Postal: Dept. of Economics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 USA
Michel Serafinelli: University of California, Berkeley

No 714, Boston College Working Papers in Economics from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: We study whether cultural attitudes towards gender, the young, and leisure are significant determinants of the employment rates of women and of the young, and of hours worked. We do this controlling for policies, institutions and other structural characteristics of the economy which may ináuence labor market outcomes. We identify a country-specific effect of culture exploiting the evolution over time within country as well as across countries, of cultural attitudes. We also address the endogeneity of attitudes, policies and institutions, and allow for the persistent nature of labor market outcomes. We find that culture matters for women employment rates and for hours worked. However, policies, in particular employment protection legislation and taxes, are also important and their quantitative impact substantial.

Keywords: culture; attitudes; labor market outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J22 J23 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-09-30, Revised 2012-02-13
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Note: previously circulated as "Culture, Policies and Labor Market Outcomes"
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Forthcoming, Journal of the European Economic Association

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