Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: María Inés Berniell
Author-Name-First: María Inés
Author-Name-Last: Alderete
Author-Name: Leonardo Gasparini
Author-Name-First: Leonardo
Author-Name-Last: Alderete
Author-Name: Mariana Marchionni
Author-Name-First: Mariana
Author-Name-Last: Alderete
Author-Name: Mariana Viollaz
Author-Name-First: Mariana
Author-Name-Last: Alderete
Title: Lucky Women in Unlucky Cohorts: Gender Differences in the Effects of Initial Labor Market Conditions in Latin America
Abstract: This paper assesses gender differences in the effects of adverse conditions at labor-market entry in a developing region. Using harmonized microdata from national household surveys for 15 Latin American countries, we build a synthetic panel of cohorts that potentially transition from school to work and observe their labor market outcomes 10 years later. We find that men who faced higher unemployment rates at ages 18-20 suffer a negative effect on employment at ages 27-30. In contrast, women from those same unlucky cohorts have higher employment rates and earnings. Our results are consistent with women acting as secondary workers in downturns. We also find that women from unlucky cohorts control a larger share of family income and are more likely to be the head of household 10 years after labor market entry, and that adverse initial labor market conditions are correlated to more egalitarian perceptions about gender roles later in life.
Length:  24 pages
Creation-Date:  2022-11
File-URL: https://aaep.org.ar/works/works2022/4540.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Number: 4540
Classification-JEL: J16, J21, J22, J31
Handle: RePEc:aep:anales:4540