American Economic Journal: Applied Economics · 2025 · Barbara Boelmann、Anna Raute、Uta Schönberg
中文摘要
我们考察文化规范在塑造女性产后劳动供给决策中所起的作用，具体关注童年社会化与成年环境之间的相互作用。为此，我们利用德国统一这一背景：彼时，社会主义诱导形成的东德性别平等文化与西德更为传统的文化汇聚一处。我们发现，东德的性别规范具有持续性，而西德的性别规范则不然。西德母亲不仅在置身东德环境时会调整自身行为以趋近东德同龄人，甚至在返回西德之后依然如此。(JEL D91, J13, J16, J22, N34, Z13)
Abstract
We investigate the role of cultural norms in shaping women’s labor supply decisions after childbirth. Specifically, we are interested in the interplay between childhood socialization and adulthood environment. To that end, we leverage the setting of the German reunification when East Germany’s gender-egalitarian culture induced by socialism and West Germany’s more traditional culture were brought together. We find that East German gender norms are persistent, whereas West German ones are not. West German mothers adjust their behavior to that of their East German peers not only when immersed in East German environment but even after returning to the West. (JEL D91, J13, J16, J22, N34, Z13)