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Higher body-weight (BMI) can affect labor supply via its effects on outcomes in both labor markets and marriage markets. To the extent that it is associated with lower prospects of being in couple and obtaining intra-couple transfers, we expect that higher BMI will increase willingness to supply...
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This paper studies the impact of tax incentives on economic behavior within the household. We focus on an Italian tax … holding more conservative gender norms are the ones who mostly reduce their income. This suggests that tax policies can … exacerbate economic inequalities among families and depress female labor market outcomes when they interact with entrenched …
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the collective household model, we examine the possibility that men within couples use polygyny as a threat to influence …
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outearns her partner. This misreporting is best explained by the role of gender norms in individuals' self-portrayals and self-perception. …
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This paper aims to verify results of the innovative study on gender identity for the USA by Bertrand et al. (2015) for … violate traditional gender identity norms. Using data from the German Socio-economic Panel Study we also find that the … exceeds the husband's income. The results of the fixed effects regression confirm that gender identity has an impact on the …
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This paper aims to verify results of the innovative study on gender identity for the USA by Bertrand et al. (2015) for … violate traditional gender identity norms. Using data from the German Socio-economic Panel Study (SOEP) we also find that the … exceeds the husband's income. The results of the fixed effects regression confirm that gender identity has an impact on the …
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An emerging literature highlights the importance of empowering women. Female decision-making power is typically measured by surveying only one partner, but the few studies surveying both have documented large differences in perceptions. We analyze these perceptions and their consequences, using...
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This paper explores how inflows of low-skilled immigrants impact the tradeoffs women face when making joint fertility and labor supply decisions. I find increases in fertility and decreases in labor force participation rates among high skilled US-born women in cities that have experienced larger...
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This paper considers the relationship between work status and decision-making power of the head of household and his … spouse. I use household fixed effects models to address the possibility that spousal work status may be correlated with … resources yield greater bargaining power, I find that the spouse of the head of household is more likely to be involved in …
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