Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/272416 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15789
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper analyzes the impact of source-country culture on the labor supply of female immigrants in Europe. We find that the labor supply of immigrant women is positively associated with the female-to-male labor force participation ratio in their source country, which serves as a proxy for the country's preferences and beliefs regarding women's roles. This suggests that the culture and norms of their source country play an important role for immigrant women's labor supply. However, contradicting previous evidence for the U.S., we do not find evidence that the cultural effect persists through the second generation.
Subjects: 
female labor force participation
immigration
integration
cultural transmission
epidemiological approach
JEL: 
J16
J22
J61
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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