Dads and Daughters: The Changing Impact of Fathers on Women's Occupational Choices

摘要: Abstract:We examine whether women's rising labor force participation led to increased intergenerational transmission of occupation from fathers daughters. We develop a model where invest in human capital that is specific their own occupations. Our generates an empirical test we compare the trends probabilities women work father's versus father-in-law's occupation. Using data birth cohorts born between 1909 and 1977, our results indicate estimated difference these accounts for at least 13-20 percent total increase probability woman enters her