Women and the Labor Market

Question A:

By enabling women’s life choices about education, work and family, the contraceptive pill made a substantial contribution to closing gender gaps in the labor market for professionals.

Responses weighted by each expert's confidence

Question B:

Gender gaps in today’s labor market arise less from differences in educational and occupational choices than from the differential career impact of parenthood and social norms around men's and women’s roles in childrearing.

Responses weighted by each expert's confidence

Question C:

The gender gap in pay would be substantially reduced if firms had fewer incentives to offer disproportionate rewards to individuals who work long and/or inflexible hours.

Responses weighted by each expert's confidence

Question A Participant Responses

Participant University Vote Confidence Bio/Vote History
Allen
Franklin Allen
Imperial College London
Agree
5
Bio/Vote History
One issue is how much it was the pill compared to general advancement in contraceptive techniques.
Antras
Pol Antras
Harvard
Agree
7
Bio/Vote History
Blanchard
Olivier Blanchard
Peterson Institute
Agree
2
Bio/Vote History
Bloom
Nicholas Bloom
Stanford Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Blundell
Richard William Blundell
University College London
Agree
8
Bio/Vote History
Botticini
Maristella Botticini
Bocconi
Agree
9
Bio/Vote History
Bénassy-Quéré
Agnès Bénassy-Quéré
Paris School of Economics
Agree
8
Bio/Vote History
Carletti
Elena Carletti
Bocconi Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Danthine
Jean-Pierre Danthine
Paris School of Economics
Agree
3
Bio/Vote History
De Grauwe
Paul De Grauwe
LSE
Agree
7
Bio/Vote History
Eeckhout
Jan Eeckhout
UPF Barcelona
Agree
8
Bio/Vote History
Fehr
Ernst Fehr
Universität Zurich Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Freixas
Xavier Freixas
Barcelona GSE Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Fuchs-Schündeln
Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Strongly Agree
9
Bio/Vote History
Galí
Jordi Galí
Barcelona GSE
Agree
6
Bio/Vote History
Garicano
Luis Garicano
LSE Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Gorodnichenko
Yuriy Gorodnichenko
Berkeley
Agree
5
Bio/Vote History
Griffith
Rachel Griffith
University of Manchester
Strongly Agree
9
Bio/Vote History
Guerrieri
Veronica Guerrieri
Chicago Booth
Strongly Agree
7
Bio/Vote History
Guiso
Luigi Guiso
Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance
Agree
6
Bio/Vote History
Guriev
Sergei Guriev
Sciences Po
Strongly Agree
8
Bio/Vote History
Honohan
Patrick Honohan
Trinity College Dublin
Agree
4
Bio/Vote History
Javorcik
Beata Javorcik
University of Oxford
Strongly Agree
8
Bio/Vote History
Krahnen
Jan Pieter Krahnen
Goethe University Frankfurt
Agree
4
Bio/Vote History
Kőszegi
Botond Kőszegi
Central European University
Agree
2
Bio/Vote History
La Ferrara
Eliana La Ferrara
Harvard Kennedy
Strongly Agree
9
Bio/Vote History
Leuz
Christian Leuz
Chicago Booth
Agree
3
Bio/Vote History
Mayer
Thierry Mayer
Sciences-Po Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Meghir
Costas Meghir
Yale
Strongly Agree
9
Bio/Vote History
Pagano
Marco Pagano
Università di Napoli Federico II
Uncertain
2
Bio/Vote History
Pastor
Lubos Pastor
Chicago Booth
Agree
1
Bio/Vote History
Persson
Torsten Persson
Stockholm University Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Pissarides
Christopher Pissarides
London School of Economics and Political Science Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Portes
Richard Portes
London Business School
Strongly Agree
7
Bio/Vote History
Prendergast
Canice Prendergast
Chicago Booth
Agree
7
Bio/Vote History
Propper
Carol Propper
Imperial College London
Agree
6
Bio/Vote History
Rasul
Imran Rasul
University College London
Strongly Agree
7
Bio/Vote History
Reichlin
Lucrezia Reichlin
London Business School Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Reis
Ricardo Reis
London School of Economics
Strongly Agree
7
Bio/Vote History
Repullo
Rafael Repullo
CEMFI
Agree
4
Bio/Vote History
Rey
Hélène Rey
London Business School
Strongly Agree
8
Bio/Vote History
Schoar
Antoinette Schoar
MIT
Agree
7
Bio/Vote History
Storesletten
Kjetil Storesletten
University of Minnesota
Agree
4
Bio/Vote History
Sturm
Daniel Sturm
London School of Economics
Strongly Agree
6
Bio/Vote History
Van Reenen
John Van Reenen
LSE
Agree
5
Bio/Vote History
Van der Ploeg
Rick Van der Ploeg
Oxford
Strongly Agree
5
Bio/Vote History
Vickers
John Vickers
Oxford
Agree
4
Bio/Vote History
Voth
Hans-Joachim Voth
University of Zurich
Strongly Agree
8
Bio/Vote History
Whelan
Karl Whelan
University College Dublin
Agree
10
Bio/Vote History
Wyplosz
Charles Wyplosz
The Graduate Institute Geneva
Agree
4
Bio/Vote History

Question B Participant Responses

Participant University Vote Confidence Bio/Vote History
Allen
Franklin Allen
Imperial College London
Agree
1
Bio/Vote History
While there are many households where this is not true, there are others where traditional roles are followed.
Antras
Pol Antras
Harvard
Agree
7
Bio/Vote History
Blanchard
Olivier Blanchard
Peterson Institute
Agree
3
Bio/Vote History
Bloom
Nicholas Bloom
Stanford Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Blundell
Richard William Blundell
University College London
Agree
5
Bio/Vote History
Botticini
Maristella Botticini
Bocconi
Agree
9
Bio/Vote History
Bénassy-Quéré
Agnès Bénassy-Quéré
Paris School of Economics
Disagree
6
Bio/Vote History
I think both factors matter.
Carletti
Elena Carletti
Bocconi Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Danthine
Jean-Pierre Danthine
Paris School of Economics
Agree
3
Bio/Vote History
De Grauwe
Paul De Grauwe
LSE
Agree
7
Bio/Vote History
Eeckhout
Jan Eeckhout
UPF Barcelona
Agree
9
Bio/Vote History
Fehr
Ernst Fehr
Universität Zurich Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Freixas
Xavier Freixas
Barcelona GSE Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Fuchs-Schündeln
Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Strongly Agree
8
Bio/Vote History
Occupational choices also play a role, but are influenced by social norms and (expectations of) motherhood.
Galí
Jordi Galí
Barcelona GSE
Agree
6
Bio/Vote History
Garicano
Luis Garicano
LSE Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Gorodnichenko
Yuriy Gorodnichenko
Berkeley
Agree
5
Bio/Vote History
Griffith
Rachel Griffith
University of Manchester
Strongly Agree
10
Bio/Vote History
Guerrieri
Veronica Guerrieri
Chicago Booth
Agree
7
Bio/Vote History
Guiso
Luigi Guiso
Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance
Uncertain
5
Bio/Vote History
Guriev
Sergei Guriev
Sciences Po
Strongly Agree
8
Bio/Vote History
Honohan
Patrick Honohan
Trinity College Dublin
Agree
4
Bio/Vote History
Javorcik
Beata Javorcik
University of Oxford
Strongly Agree
10
Bio/Vote History
Krahnen
Jan Pieter Krahnen
Goethe University Frankfurt
Disagree
4
Bio/Vote History
Kőszegi
Botond Kőszegi
Central European University
Agree
2
Bio/Vote History
La Ferrara
Eliana La Ferrara
Harvard Kennedy
Agree
9
Bio/Vote History
Leuz
Christian Leuz
Chicago Booth
Agree
5
Bio/Vote History
Agree with the statement for developed and fairly advanced economies.
Mayer
Thierry Mayer
Sciences-Po Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Meghir
Costas Meghir
Yale
Agree
9
Bio/Vote History
Pagano
Marco Pagano
Università di Napoli Federico II
Strongly Agree
6
Bio/Vote History
Pastor
Lubos Pastor
Chicago Booth
Agree
1
Bio/Vote History
Persson
Torsten Persson
Stockholm University Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Pissarides
Christopher Pissarides
London School of Economics and Political Science Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Portes
Richard Portes
London Business School
Agree
7
Bio/Vote History
Prendergast
Canice Prendergast
Chicago Booth
Uncertain
7
Bio/Vote History
The "where" issue seems key here. In the US, I'd say almost surely. Portugal? Brazil? Saudi Arabia? Seems far less likely.
Propper
Carol Propper
Imperial College London
Agree
7
Bio/Vote History
Rasul
Imran Rasul
University College London
Strongly Disagree
8
Bio/Vote History
Reichlin
Lucrezia Reichlin
London Business School Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Reis
Ricardo Reis
London School of Economics
Agree
7
Bio/Vote History
Repullo
Rafael Repullo
CEMFI
Agree
4
Bio/Vote History
Rey
Hélène Rey
London Business School
Agree
8
Bio/Vote History
Schoar
Antoinette Schoar
MIT
Disagree
7
Bio/Vote History
Storesletten
Kjetil Storesletten
University of Minnesota
Agree
5
Bio/Vote History
Sturm
Daniel Sturm
London School of Economics
Agree
5
Bio/Vote History
Van Reenen
John Van Reenen
LSE
Agree
8
Bio/Vote History
Van der Ploeg
Rick Van der Ploeg
Oxford
Agree
5
Bio/Vote History
Vickers
John Vickers
Oxford
Agree
4
Bio/Vote History
Voth
Hans-Joachim Voth
University of Zurich
Agree
7
Bio/Vote History
Whelan
Karl Whelan
University College Dublin
Agree
8
Bio/Vote History
Wyplosz
Charles Wyplosz
The Graduate Institute Geneva
Uncertain
2
Bio/Vote History

Question C Participant Responses

Participant University Vote Confidence Bio/Vote History
Allen
Franklin Allen
Imperial College London
Uncertain
5
Bio/Vote History
Difficult to say. I don't know if any evidence in this regard.
Antras
Pol Antras
Harvard
Agree
8
Bio/Vote History
Blanchard
Olivier Blanchard
Peterson Institute
Uncertain
3
Bio/Vote History
what are those "incentives"?
Bloom
Nicholas Bloom
Stanford Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Blundell
Richard William Blundell
University College London
Uncertain
5
Bio/Vote History
Botticini
Maristella Botticini
Bocconi
Agree
9
Bio/Vote History
Bénassy-Quéré
Agnès Bénassy-Quéré
Paris School of Economics
Agree
5
Bio/Vote History
Carletti
Elena Carletti
Bocconi Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Danthine
Jean-Pierre Danthine
Paris School of Economics
Agree
3
Bio/Vote History
De Grauwe
Paul De Grauwe
LSE
Agree
7
Bio/Vote History
Eeckhout
Jan Eeckhout
UPF Barcelona
Agree
6
Bio/Vote History
Fehr
Ernst Fehr
Universität Zurich Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Freixas
Xavier Freixas
Barcelona GSE Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Fuchs-Schündeln
Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Agree
8
Bio/Vote History
I am unsure, though, what the incentives of firms are to reward long hours (it is at least not clear in all cases).
Galí
Jordi Galí
Barcelona GSE
Agree
6
Bio/Vote History
Garicano
Luis Garicano
LSE Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Gorodnichenko
Yuriy Gorodnichenko
Berkeley
Uncertain
7
Bio/Vote History
Griffith
Rachel Griffith
University of Manchester
Strongly Agree
10
Bio/Vote History
Guerrieri
Veronica Guerrieri
Chicago Booth
Uncertain
7
Bio/Vote History
Guiso
Luigi Guiso
Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance
Disagree
6
Bio/Vote History
Guriev
Sergei Guriev
Sciences Po
Agree
6
Bio/Vote History
Honohan
Patrick Honohan
Trinity College Dublin
Agree
4
Bio/Vote History
Javorcik
Beata Javorcik
University of Oxford
Strongly Agree
10
Bio/Vote History
Just like some professions disproportionately reward working long and inflexible hours, the same is true of firms working across time zones. The gender wage gap in such firms goes up as the business hour overlap with their export markets goes down.
-see background information here
Krahnen
Jan Pieter Krahnen
Goethe University Frankfurt
Uncertain
6
Bio/Vote History
Kőszegi
Botond Kőszegi
Central European University
Agree
1
Bio/Vote History
La Ferrara
Eliana La Ferrara
Harvard Kennedy
Agree
8
Bio/Vote History
Leuz
Christian Leuz
Chicago Booth
Agree
4
Bio/Vote History
Mayer
Thierry Mayer
Sciences-Po Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Meghir
Costas Meghir
Yale
Uncertain
8
Bio/Vote History
Pagano
Marco Pagano
Università di Napoli Federico II
Strongly Agree
6
Bio/Vote History
Pastor
Lubos Pastor
Chicago Booth
Agree
1
Bio/Vote History
Persson
Torsten Persson
Stockholm University Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Pissarides
Christopher Pissarides
London School of Economics and Political Science Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Portes
Richard Portes
London Business School
Agree
7
Bio/Vote History
Prendergast
Canice Prendergast
Chicago Booth
Uncertain
7
Bio/Vote History
It the US at least, increasingly women score better is all sorts of tests than men. A feature of the labor market recently has been a complementarity between talent and hours, effort etc. So its not clear is cutting off that channel harms women, despite their greater family role.
Propper
Carol Propper
Imperial College London
Agree
5
Bio/Vote History
Rasul
Imran Rasul
University College London
Agree
8
Bio/Vote History
Reichlin
Lucrezia Reichlin
London Business School Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Reis
Ricardo Reis
London School of Economics
Agree
6
Bio/Vote History
Repullo
Rafael Repullo
CEMFI
Agree
4
Bio/Vote History
However, the key issue is the origin of firms' incentives to offer disproportionate rewards to individuals who work long and/or inflexible hours?
Rey
Hélène Rey
London Business School
Agree
8
Bio/Vote History
Schoar
Antoinette Schoar
MIT
Uncertain
7
Bio/Vote History
Storesletten
Kjetil Storesletten
University of Minnesota
Uncertain
6
Bio/Vote History
Reducing firms' possibilities to offer long-hours incentives could backfire by inducing firms to use other means to attract individuals who will work long hours. Firms could for example start doing more (statistical) discrimination at the hiring stage
Sturm
Daniel Sturm
London School of Economics
Agree
6
Bio/Vote History
Van Reenen
John Van Reenen
LSE
Agree
6
Bio/Vote History
Van der Ploeg
Rick Van der Ploeg
Oxford
Strongly Agree
5
Bio/Vote History
Vickers
John Vickers
Oxford
Uncertain
3
Bio/Vote History
Voth
Hans-Joachim Voth
University of Zurich
Uncertain
5
Bio/Vote History
Whelan
Karl Whelan
University College Dublin
Uncertain
5
Bio/Vote History
Wyplosz
Charles Wyplosz
The Graduate Institute Geneva
Uncertain
2
Bio/Vote History