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amount of the gender income gap. In this paper we do two things. First, we use a simple household model to better understand … the potential mechanisms driving the child penalty, which include gender norms around child care, female preferences for … in heterosexual couples is primarily explained by female preferences for child care and gender norms, with a smaller …
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Many countries experience gender differences, of various magnitudes, in the time devoted to paid work (e.g. market work … childcare, is one of the main drivers of gender inequality in the labor market. Understanding the factors behind these gender … inequalities is crucial for constructing policies aimed at promoting gender equality and combating gender-based discrimination. …
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ill child in Chile (SANNA) to identify the role of both economic incentives and gender norms on families' decisions … the threshold. To investigate the role of gender norms, we compare the effect of economic incentives among older, more … traditional families and younger families. Our results indicate that both gender norms and economic incentives affect parental …
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This study examines the effect of two recent parental leave reforms in Austria that allow parents to choose leave schemes with varying duration. Using a regression discontinuity design, we find that the introduction of more flexible scheme choices led mothers to take, on average, 1-2 months less...
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