主題｜Topic：Gendered Impacts of Privatization: A Life Cycle Perspective from China私有化的性别影響：來自中國的生命周期視角
時間｜Time：6月13日（周四）15: 30-17: 30
地點｜Venue：文澴樓711教室｜Class Room 711，WENHUAN
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承辦單位｜Operator：北京大學-中南财經政法大學新結構經濟學研究中心
主講｜Speaker
左雪靜，複旦大學經濟學院副教授，China Economic Review副主編。主要研究領域為勞動經濟學、實驗經濟學以及中國經濟。主要研究成果發表在 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Economic Inquiry 等國際知名經濟學期刊，主持國家自然科學基金青年項目。
摘要｜Abstract
Over the past three decades, China has experienced a decline in female labor participation despite increasing levels of female education. This paper addresses this puzzle by studying the privatization of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the 1990s. We find that privatization led to the downsizing of female-dominated sectors and reinforced gender norms. We investigate how this shock prompts women to reassess their life decisions across various stages and how outcomes differ from those for men. By leveraging both regional variations in reform intensity, proxied by initial differences in SOE employment share, and temporal variation in the reform, we find that females were disproportionately affected compared to males. However, these effects varied significantly across different cohorts. Older cohort women were more likely to be laid off due to early retirement policies and less likely to find re-employment. Middle-aged cohort women were less inclined to enter the emerging private sector or pursue entrepreneurship compared to males. Furthermore, younger women faced reduced opportunities in the state sector, leading them to prioritize education and postpone marriage.
