Gender and Business Cycles

This note reviews the literature on the complex relationship between gender and business cycles. It focuses on nuanced patterns that challenge the notion of gender neutrality in economic fluctuations. The note also analyzes dimensions, such as unemployment, income risk, hours worked, and responses t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gomes, Diego
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2024
Series:Gender Notes
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This note reviews the literature on the complex relationship between gender and business cycles. It focuses on nuanced patterns that challenge the notion of gender neutrality in economic fluctuations. The note also analyzes dimensions, such as unemployment, income risk, hours worked, and responses to monetary and fiscal policy shocks, and documents distinctive disparities
Physical Description:22 pages
ISBN:9798400270376