Man-cessions, Fiscal Policy, and the Gender Composition of Employment

Christian Bredemeier, Falko Juessen and Roland Winkler ()

No 83, Working Paper Series in Economics from University of Cologne, Department of Economics

Abstract: In recessions, predominantly men lose their jobs, which has been described by the term "man-cessions". We analyze whether fiscal expansions bring men back into jobs. We show empirically that expansionary fiscal shocks predominantly raise the employment of women, which further destabilizes the gender composition of employment in recessions. Our results show that man-cessions are triggered by industry effects while the gender-specific employment effects of fiscal policy are driven by disproportionate employment changes in female-dominated occupations, specifically so-called "pink-collar" occupations. We develop a business-cycle model that explains these occupational employment dynamics as a consequence of differences in the substitutability between capital and labor across occupations.

Keywords: Fiscal Policy; Gender; Employment; Occupations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E32 E62 J16 J21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-09-01
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