Man-cessions, fiscal policy, and the gender composition of employment

Christian Bredemeier, Falko Juessen and Roland Winkler ()

Economics Letters, 2017, vol. 158, issue C, 73-76

Abstract: Recessions are man-cessions, as men are disproportionately exposed to cyclical employment fluctuations. We provide evidence that fiscal expansions stimulate predominantly female employment implying a further destabilization of the gender composition of employment in recessions. Our findings can be understood as a consequence of differences in the industry–occupation mix of employment by gender.

Keywords: Fiscal policy; Composition of employment; Gender; Industries; Occupations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E32 E62 J16 J21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2017.06.022

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