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New Men and New Women? A Comparison of Paid Work Propensities from a Panel Data Perspective

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: British Household Panel Survey data for waves 1–5 (1991–5) is used to compare paid work participation rates of men and women. Year‐on‐year persistence in paid work propensities is high, but greater for men than women. Non‐work persistence is higher for women. Using panel data probit regression models, we also investigate why men’s and women’s participation rates differ, comparing the roles of differences in observable characteristics and differences in rates of return to these characteristics, while also controlling for unobserved heterogeneity. Most of the difference in participation rates is accounted for by the differences in returns associated with the presence of children, especially young ones.

Source: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

DOI: 10.1111/1468-0084.00124

Authors: Alison L. Booth, Stephen P. Jenkins, Carlos Garcia Serrano

Institutions: University of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research

Language: English

Topic: Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

Funders: University of Essex, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Leverhulme Trust, Economic and Social Research Council