Labor Force Participation of Women and the Sex Ratio: A Cross-Country Analysis

Ferber, Marianne A.; Berg, Helen M.

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“…Because women can obtain more favorable marriages when the sex ratios are high, they are simultaneously less likely to participate in the labor force or to work longer hours. Both women in general (Ferber & Berg, 1991) and married women specifically (Grossbard & Amuedo-Dorantes, 2007; Grossbard-Shechtman & Neideffer, 1997) are less likely to participate in the labor force and work longer hours when the sex ratios are higher. Angrist (2002) studies the influx of various immigrant groups into the United States, and the effect of the sex ratios of different nationality groups on the largely endogamous marriage of the second generation.…”

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Rational choice and evolutionary psychology as explanations for mate selectivity.

Bokek‐Cohen

Peres

Kanazawa

2008

Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology

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Rational choice theory of marriage market predicts that mate selectivity responds to operational sex ratios whereby the sex in shorter supply and thus greater demand becomes more selective. In contrast, an evolutionary psychological perspective on mate selectivity predicts that women on average will be more selective than men under most circumstances, and the sex difference will not respond to operational sex ratios. We analyze mate preferences expressed by men and women (n = 2,956) who subscribe to a computer dating service in Tel Aviv, Israel, which has an extremely low sex ratio (646 available single men for 1,000 women). The findings support the evolutionary psychological prediction and show that women remain more selective than men even under conditions of extreme "marriage squeeze" for women.

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Section: Rational Choice Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Rational choice and evolutionary psychology as explanations for mate selectivity.

Bokek‐Cohen

Peres

Kanazawa

2008

Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology

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“…Results of the SARMA model, however, imply the opposite—districts with high CSRs report higher IPV levels. When the sex ratio improves, women can access education and employment opportunities (Echávarri & Ezcurra, 2010; Ferber & Berg, 1991; Grossbard & Amuedo-Dorantes, 2007). This may encourage women to challenge the role of men in patriarchal societies, increasing the chances of experiencing IPV (as cited in D’Alessio & Stolzenberg, 2010; O’Brien, 1991).…”

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Understanding the Geography of Victimization: A Spatial Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence in India

Kothari

Husain

Dutta

2022

J Interpers Violence

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Most studies on intimate partner violence (IPV) and its drivers have focused on individual-and household-level characteristics of the victim. Recent studies have acknowledged that it is a community-level phenomenon, using spatial analytical methods to analyze community-level determinants of IPV and its geographic dimensions. Such studies provide mixed evidence on the impact of different factors and need to be supplemented by similar studies—particularly in South Asian countries where IPV is common. The present study examines district-level variations in the incidence of various forms of IPV and identifies its determinants in India, a fast-growing South Asian country with poor gender indicators. The study combines data from the National Family Health Survey, District Level Household Survey, and the decadal Census. It applies spatial analytical methods such as the Global Moran’s I, Getis-ord statistic, and Multivariate Local Geary to determine the nature of the spatial distribution of different categories of IPV. Spatial regression models are used to identify the community-level predictors of each category of IPV. The study finds non-random overlapping spatial clusters in the eastern part of India. The study also finds that neighborhoods characterized by low empowerment levels, and with a high child sex ratio, road connectivity, and proportion of socially marginalized groups are more likely to exhibit high levels of all types of IPV—although the impact of these determinants varies across districts. Furthermore, spill-overs in the incidence of IPV between neighboring districts are also observed. The study concludes by recommending the use of localized policies, rather than broad national or state policies, in reducing IPV.

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“…Trent and South (1989) tested the hypothesis of an inverse relationship between sex ratios and divorce using a cross-societal comparison. Guttentag and Secord's equivalent of Hypothesis 1 was validated with cross-country data by Ward and Pampel (1985), Ferber and Berg (1991), and South (1988), who all looked at overall female labor force participation (combining married and unmarried women).…”

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“…For instance, Guttentag and Secord (1983) and Wilson (1987) hypothesized that women (both married and unmarried) are more likely to work when sex ratios are low. This hypothesis was tested with cross-country data by Ward and Pampel (1985), Ferber and Berg (1991), and South (1988), who all looked at overall female labor force participation.…”

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On the Economics of Marriage. A Theory of Marriage, Labor and Divorce

M.-P.¹,

Grossbard-Schechtman²

1995

Population (French Edition)

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Tables 3.1 Traditional labor supply theory vs. general theory of marriage 4.1 Aspects of marriage-hypothesis numbers 6.1 Means and standard deviations-white women ages 25-34, U.S. cities in 1930 6.2 Regressions of labor force participation-married women ages 25-34, U.S. cities in 1930 6.3 Regressions of net labor force participation-married women ages 25-34, U.S. cities in 1930 6.4 Definitions, means and standard deviations for various samples, U.S. cities in 1980 6.5 Regressions of participation in the labor force-all women and foreign-born women, U.S. cities in 1980 6.6 Regressions of participation in the labor force-married white women with low education, ages 25-28, U.S. cities, 1980 7.1 Means and definitions of the variables, Israeli couples, 1974 7.2 Regressions of wife's labor force participation, Israeli couples, 1974 8.1 Definitions, means and standard deviations, National Jewish Population Survey, 1972 8.2 Regressions of likelihood of Jewish man marrying exogamously by knowledge of Hebrew 9.1 Ratio of informally married to formally married women, North America, 1974 9.2 Means and standard deviations of socioeconomic indicators, 6 Guatemalan villages, 1974 9.3 Simple correlations with marriage type and female schooling 9.4 Regressions of marriage formality for subsample 1 economics." It was at Chicago that Gary Becker introduced me to the economics of marriage. Friedman, Becker, and others at the University of Chicago-in particular, the late H. Gregg Lewis, Jacob Mincer, T.W. Schultz, and the late George Stigler-built on a foundation acquired at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where I learned economics from excellent teachers such as the late Yoram Ben-Porath, the late Simon Kuznets, Nissan Leviathan, Gur Ofer, and Don Patinkin. These two outstanding institutions, the Hebrew University and the University of Chicago, also allowed me to gain familiarity with the other disciplines that have shaped this book. A double major in economics and sociology at the Hebrew University has encouraged me to continue to combine my interests in both disciplines. At the University of Chicago I had the opportunity to study for a minor degree in anthropology and to take Judaism courses with Moshe Meiselman, a distinguished rabbi and mathematician. Other institutions I would like to acknowledge are the University of Southern California for giving me the opportunity to learn about sex ratios from the late Bill Hodge and to work with demographers Kingsley Davis and David Heer; the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford for creating ideal conditions for writing the basis of this book; San Diego State University for giving me time to write, opportunities to test my ideas on students, and help with manuscript preparation; the Sapir Institute at Tel-Aviv University for giving me my first research grant; and Bar-Ilan University for giving me time to write and creating conditions for cooperation with Shoshana Neuman. I thank Shoshana for letting me use three of our joint papers for this book and for givi...

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Labor Force Participation of Women and the Sex Ratio: A Cross-Country Analysis

Cited by 8 publications

References 25 publications

Rational choice and evolutionary psychology as explanations for mate selectivity.

Rational choice and evolutionary psychology as explanations for mate selectivity.

Understanding the Geography of Victimization: A Spatial Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence in India

On the Economics of Marriage. A Theory of Marriage, Labor and Divorce

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