American Economic Journal:
Macroeconomics
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Gender Gaps and the Rise of the Service Economy
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
vol. 9,
no. 4, October 2017
(pp. 1–44)
(Complimentary)
Abstract
This paper investigates the role of the rise in services in the narrowing of gender gaps in hours and wages in recent decades. We highlight the between-industry component of differential gender trends for the United States and propose a model economy with goods, services, and home production, in which women have a comparative advantage in producing services. The rise of services, driven by structural transformation and marketization of home production, raises women's relative wages and market hours. Quantitatively, the model accounts for an important share of the observed trends in women's hours and relative wages.Citation
Ngai, L. Rachel, and Barbara Petrongolo. 2017. "Gender Gaps and the Rise of the Service Economy." American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 9 (4): 1–44. DOI: 10.1257/mac.20150253Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- J21 Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
- J22 Time Allocation and Labor Supply
- J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
- L80 Industry Studies: Services: General
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