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SUMMARY:phd seminar - Aisha Salih*\, Wenqi Lu**
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DESCRIPTION:*In rural labor markets where formal employment is scarce\, dow
 nward wage rigidity can lead to employment rationing\, prompting households
  to rely on informal labor arrangements. In agrarian economies\, labor exch
 ange networks —non‐monetized work exchanges often embedded in kinship a
 nd community ties— remain a key feature of rural production systems.This 
 paper examines how nominal wage rigidity and informal labor exchange intera
 ct in rural Thailand. Using high-frequency panel data\, I test whether labo
 r exchange networks mitigate the employment declines associated with negati
 ve agricultural shocks and nominal wage stickiness\, and whether the streng
 th of kinship networks amplifies this smoothing effect.**Declining fertilit
 y rates pose significant social and economic challenges worldwide. Japan ha
 s been at the forefront of this trend\, experiencing ultra-low fertility si
 nce the 1970s despite extensive policy efforts. A key driver is the persist
 ent gender division of labor\, where women carry most childcare responsibil
 ities while men focus on market work. This imbalance reduces fertility thro
 ugh two channels: it raises the child penalties associated with motherhood 
 and generates disutility from unequal childcare burdens\, particularly amon
 g women with more progressive gender views. This paper examines both mechan
 isms and evaluates how changes in work–life balance policies and gender n
 orms may alter fertility outcomes in the future.\\n\\nContact: Alexandre Ar
 nout: alexandre.arnout[at]univ-amu.frPhilippine Escudié: philippine.escud
 ie[at]univ-amu.frArmand Rigotti: armand.rigotti[at]univ-amu.fr\n\nPlus d'i
 nformations: https://www.amse-aixmarseille.fr/en/events/aisha-salih-wenqi-l
 u-0
LOCATION:Îlot Bernard du Bois - Amphithéâtre\, AMU - AMSE\, 5-9 boulevar
 d Maurice Bourdet\, 13001 Marseille
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CONTACT:Alexandre Arnout: alexandre.arnout[at]univ-amu.frPhilippine Escudi�
 �:&nbsp\;philippine.escudie[at]univ-amu.frArmand Rigotti:&nbsp\;armand.rigo
 tti[at]univ-amu.fr
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