PEPP Seminar (November 16th, 2023): “The Legacy of Socialism and Female Labor Supply in Modernizing Vietnam”
2023/11/06
Dr. Erin Quynh Huynh (Research Assistant, Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration, Department of Economics, University College London)
Date： Thursday, November 16th, 2023
Time：16:45～18:15 (JST)
Venue: Room 3B405
Abstract: We study women’s labor market responses to rising incomes and the role of social norms in shaping this relationship, focusing on Vietnam. Exploiting quasi-random variation in provincial exports during 2002-2018, we find that positive shocks to the local economy lead to a significant decline in women’s labor market engagement, especially for married women with husbands in skilled occupations. The pattern is more pronounced in the South (once capitalist) than in the North (always socialist), and among Northerners forced-migrated to the South than Southern natives. This highlights the significance of gender role attitudes in determining how women respond to rising incomes.
