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Gender Norms and Female Labor Supply: Evidence from Export Shocks in Vietnam

Quynh Huynh & Hyejin Ku

The Review of Economics and Statistics2026https://doi.org/10.1162/rest.a.1740article
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Abstract

We study how economic development affects female labor force participation, focusing on the role of gender norms. Analyzing quasi-random variation in provincial exports in reunified Vietnam from 2002 to 2018, we find that positive economic shocks reduced women’s labor market engagement, particularly among married women from wealthier households and those with husbands in more skilled occupations. This trend is more pronounced in the South (formerly capitalist) than in the North (always socialist), and among native Southerners compared to Northerners relocated to the South after the war. Our findings highlight how gender role attitudes shape women’s responses to rising incomes.

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@article{quynh2026,
  title        = {{Gender Norms and Female Labor Supply: Evidence from Export Shocks in Vietnam}},
  author       = {Quynh Huynh & Hyejin Ku},
  journal      = {The Review of Economics and Statistics},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1162/rest.a.1740},
}

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