This Paper argues that the evolution of male preferences contributed to the dramatic increase in the proportion of … family model – one in which their mother was skilled and/or worked. These men, we hypothesize, were more inclined to marry … women who themselves were skilled or worked. Our model endogenizes the evolution of preferences in a dynamic setting and …

This paper explores the hypothesis that gender wage differentials arise from the interaction between the intra … them labour contracts with lower earnings and lower hours even in the absence of gender differences in productivity. This … of labour will not be related to gender. It is statistical discrimination that determines gender differentials in the …

This paper argues that the evolution of male preferences contributed to the dramatic increase in the proportion of … family model one in which their mother was skilled and/or worked. These men, we hypothesize, were more inclined to marry … women who themselves were skilled or worked. Our model endogenizes the evolution of preferences in a dynamic setting and …