Increasing the (Female) Labor Supply

Increasing the (Female) Labor Supply

In the United States, women's labor force participation has been persistently below that of men's for decades. This Commentary describes three contributors to this divide-the way in which the United States taxes opposite-sex married couples, how social security benefits are allocated, and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Economic Commentary 2023-03 (2023-5), p.1-7
1. Verfasser: Loewenstein, Lara
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age
Couples
Income taxes
Labor force
Labor market
Labor supply
Pandemics
Participation
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Single persons
Social security
Tax credits
Tax rates
Tax returns
Taxation
Unemployment
Wages & salaries
Women
Workers
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Zusammenfassung:In the United States, women's labor force participation has been persistently below that of men's for decades. This Commentary describes three contributors to this divide-the way in which the United States taxes opposite-sex married couples, how social security benefits are allocated, and the cost of childcare-and reviews the economic literature quantifying their impact on the labor force participation of women.
ISSN:0428-1276
2163-3738