Arbeitspapier
Allocation of Female Talent and Cross-Country Productivity Differences
The disparities in cross-country labor productivity are greater in agriculture than in other industries. I propose that the misallocation of female talent across sectors distorts productivity. I formalize the theory by using a general equilibrium Roy model with gender-specific frictions. If female workers experience higher frictions in nonagricultural sectors, then female workers who are better skilled at non-agricultural jobs may select into agricultural sector. From a sample of 66 countries, I find that low-income countries have higher frictions in non-agricultural industries. By setting frictions to US levels, agricultural labor productivity increases by 4.3-7.6 percent, nonagricultural labor productivity decreases by 0.7-1.4 percent, and GDP per capita increases by 0.8-1.5 percent.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 16530
Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
Thema
misallocation
gender
occupational choice
productivity
gender
occupational choice
productivity
Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Lee, Munseob
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2023
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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20.09.2024, 08:25 MESZ
Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Lee, Munseob
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2023
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