Gendered change: 150 years of transformation in US hours
L. Rachel Ngai, Claudia Olivetti and Barbara Petrongolo
The 2023 Nobel Committee awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Claudia Goldin. Among her many contributions is the emphasis on the non-monotonic trend in women's employment over the course of US history, as the result of structural change and evolving social norms regarding women's responsibilities for home and family. This column documents 150 years of transformation in US hours and connects the trends to gendered change in the economy.
3 July 2024
Vox EU
https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/gendered-change-150-years-transformation-us-hours
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