Barigozzi, Francesca; Cremer, Helmuth; Roeder, Kerstin - 2017
Our model explains the observed gender-specific patterns of career and child care choices through endogenous social … norms. We study how these norms interact with the gender wage gap. We show that via the social norm a couple's child care … study the design and effectiveness of three commonly used policies. We find that child care subsidies and women quotas can …