Journal of Public Economics · 2026 · Erik Grönqvist、Lena Hensvik、Yoko Okuyama、Anna Thoresson
中文摘要
我们研究夫妻相对工资的变化如何影响育儿分工。利用一项提高了女性主导的教师职业薪酬的全国性工资改革，我们发现，将女教师与其男性配偶之间的收入差距缩小25%，会使育儿时间差距减少12%。当我们将分析扩展到人口层面女性获得的大幅加薪时，这一结果依然成立。数据支持这样一种机制：当配偶能够通过更多居家工作来介入时，女性会减少其育儿时间。若男性能够获得灵活工作安排，针对女性薪酬的政策可以促进家庭内部平等。• 本文考察夫妻内部性别工资差距如何影响育儿时间分工。• 利用一项教师薪酬改革，本文发现，将性别收入差距缩小25%可使育儿时间差距减少12%。• 研究发现可推广至女性主导的教师职业之外的其他职业。• 该效应由男性伴侣拥有灵活工作的夫妻所驱动。• 针对女性薪酬的政策可以促进家庭内部平等。
Abstract
We study how changes in couples’ relative wages affect the division of childcare. Using a nationwide wage reform that raised pay in the female-dominated teaching profession, we find that closing 25% of the earnings gap between female teachers and their male spouses led to a 12% reduction in the childcare time gap. This result holds when we extend the analysis to major pay raises for women at the population level. Data support the mechanism that women reduce their childcare time when the spouse can step in by working more from home. Policies that address female pay can foster household equality, if men have access to flexible work arrangements. • The article examines how the gender pay gap within couples influences the division of childcare time. • Leveraging a teacher pay reform, it finds that closing 25% of the gender earnings gap reduces the childcare time gap by 12%. • The findings generalize to occupations beyond the female-dominated teaching profession. • The effect is driven by couples where the male partner has a flexible job. • Policies addressing female pay can promote household equality.