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World War II, the Baby Boom and Employment: County Level Evidence

Abel Brodeur and Lamis Kattan

No 847, GLO Discussion Paper Series from Global Labor Organization (GLO)

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 in- crease 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: Baby Boom; Fertility; Female Labor Supply; World War II. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J11 J13 J24 N3 N4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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