World War II, the Baby Boom and Employment: County Level Evidence
Abel Brodeur and
Lamis Kattan
No 14410, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Abstract:
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.
Keywords: female labor supply; fertility; baby boom; World War II (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J11 J13 J24 N3 N4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44 pages
Date: 2021-06
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Published - published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2022, 40 (2), 437-471
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