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1 online resource (34 pages) |
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IMF Working Paper ; WP/19/4 |
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IMF working paper ; WP/19/4.
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Summary |
Would countercyclical fiscal policy during recessions improve or worsen the gender employment gap? We give an answer to this question by exploring the state-dependent impact of fiscal spending shocks on employment by gender in the G-7 countries. Using the local projection method, we find that, during recessions, a positive spending shock of 1 percent of GDP would, on average, lift female employment by 1 percent, while increasing male employment by 0.6 percent. Consequently such a shock would improve the female share of employment by 0.28 percentage point during recessions. Our findings are driven by disproportionate employment changes in female-friendly industries, occupations, and part-time jobs in response to fiscal spending shocks. The analysis suggests that fiscal stimulus, particularly during recessions, could achieve the twin objectives of supporting aggregate demand and improving gender gaps |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Equal pay for equal work.
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Women -- Employment.
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Women's rights.
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Pay equity.
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Pay equity
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Equal pay for equal work
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Women -- Employment
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Women's rights
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Electronic book
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Author |
Honda, Jiro, author.
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Miyamoto, Hiroaki, author
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International Monetary Fund, issuing body.
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ISBN |
1484393767 |
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9781484393765 |
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