Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/236441 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14410
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper examines the impact of male casualties due to World War II on fertility and female employment in the United States. We rely on the number of casualties at the county-level and use a difference-in-differences strategy. While most counties in the U.S. experienced a Baby Boom following the war, we find that the increase in fertility was lower in high-casualty rate counties than in low-casualty rate counties. Analyzing the channels through which male casualties could have decreased fertility, we provide evidence that county male casualties are positively related to 1950s female employment and household income.
Subjects: 
baby boom
fertility
female labor supply
World War II
JEL: 
J11
J13
J24
N3
N4
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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