02078cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018963 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484390054 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Akitoby, Bernardin. Countercyclical Fiscal Policy and Gender Employment : Evidence from the G-7 Countries / Bernardin Akitoby, Jiro Honda, Hiroaki Miyamoto. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019. 1 online resource (33 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Would countercyclical fiscal policy during recessions improve or worsen the gender employment gap? We give an answer to this question by exploring the state-dependent impact of fiscal spending shocks on employment by gender in the G-7 countries. Using the local projection method, we find that, during recessions, a positive spending shock of 1 percent of GDP would, on average, lift female employment by 1 percent, while increasing male employment by 0.6 percent. Consequently such a shock would improve the female share of employment by 0.28 percentage point during recessions. Our findings are driven by disproportionate employment changes in female-friendly industries, occupations, and part-time jobs in response to fiscal spending shocks. The analysis suggests that fiscal stimulus, particularly during recessions, could achieve the twin objectives of supporting aggregate demand and improving gender gaps. Mode of access: Internet Honda, Jiro. Miyamoto, Hiroaki. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/004 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2019/004/001.2019.issue-004-en.xml IMF e-Library