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Does paternity leave promote gender equality within households?
González, Libertad; Zoabi, Hosny - 2021
We consider a non-cooperative model of the household, in which the husband and wife decide on parental leave and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012669786
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Husbands' and wives' diverging perceptions on who decides
Schwefer, Maximilian; Poutvaara, Panu - 2018
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011962355
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The economics of hypergamy
Almås, Ingvild; Kotsadam, Andreas; Moen, Espen R.; … - 2019
Partner selection is a vital feature of human behavior with important consequences for individuals, families, and society. Hypergamy occurs when a husband’s earning capacity systematically exceeds that of his wife. We provide a theoretical framework that rationalizes hypergamy even in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011985999
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Gender identity, co-working spouses and relative income within households
Zinovyeva, Natalia; Tverdostup, Maryna - 2018
Bertrand, Kamenica and Pan (2015) document that in the U.S. there is a sharp discontinuity to the right of 1/2 in the distribution of households according to the share of income earned by the wife, which they attribute to the existence of a gender identity norm postulating that a wife should...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011898890
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Gender Identity, Co-Working Spouses and Relative Income within Households
Zinovyeva, Natalia - 2018
Bertrand, Kamenica and Pan (2015) document that in the U.S. there is a sharp discontinuity to the right of 1/2 in the distribution of households according to the share of income earned by the wife, which they attribute to the existence of a gender identity norm postulating that a wife should...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012911204
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Gender-based violence and gender bias in schooling decision : evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
Koissy-Kpein, Sandrine A. - 2015
partner violence, early marriage, and female genital mutilations - negatively affect the schooling of boys and girls …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011379718
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Polygamy and female labour supply in Senegal
Cudeville, Elisabeth; Guénard, Charlotte; Robilliard, … - 2017
the collective household model, we examine the possibility that men within couples use polygyny as a threat to influence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011656317
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Time allocation of daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law in India : the role of education as bargaining power
Bhattacharya, Leena - 2023
allocates more time to paid work and less time to household production. The effect is evident for the daughters-in-law who co …-reside with mothers-in-law who have completed at least secondary education. The mother-in-law's time allocated to household … household production. Heterogeneity in results is observed by socio-religious groups and by the extent of patriarchy in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014432205
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Does the gender composition in couples matter for the division of labor after childbirth?
Moberg, Ylva - 2016
In this paper I compare the effect of entering parenthood on the spousal income gaps in lesbian and heterosexual couples using Swedish population wide register data. Comparing couples with similar pre-childbirth income gaps, a difference-in-differences strategy is used to estimate the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011475588
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Does the gender composition in couples matter for the division of labor after childbirth?
Moberg, Ylva - 2016
In this paper I compare the effect of entering parenthood on the spousal income gaps in lesbian and heterosexual couples using Swedish population wide register data. Comparing couples with similar pre-childbirth income gaps, a difference-in-differences strategy is used to estimate the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011490077