Cavapozzi, Danilo; Francesconi, Marco; Nicoletti, Cheti - 2024
Using UK longitudinal data on dual-earner couples, this paper estimates a model of intrahousehold housework decisions … use housework arrangements to compensate for differentials in labor market involvement, women end up performing a … substantially larger share of housework. This is not due to specialization, rather social norms play a key role. Exposure to more …