gender norms on fertility and economic growth to explain the phenomena recently observed across high-income countries. To … this end, we construct an overlapping generations model with endogenous fertility and labor supply, incorporating gender … norms and R&D activities. We demonstrate that conventional gender norms can impede fertility and economic growth …

pattern by the presence of two household goods and socially learned gender-specific comparative advantage in their home … production. We label this gender specialisation as separate housework spheres. Empirical evidence strongly confirms separate …