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Type | Working Paper |
Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
Title | Origins of gender norms: sibling gender composition and women's choice of occupation and partner |
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Institution | University of Zurich |
Series Name | Working paper series / Department of Economics |
Number | 294 |
ISSN | 1664-7041 |
Number of Pages | 49 |
Date | 2018 |
Abstract Text | I examine how one central aspect of the childhood family environment—sibling gender composition—affects women's gender conformity, measured through their choice of occupation and partner. Using Danish administrative data, I causally estimate the effect of having a second-born brother relative to a sister for first-born women. The results show that women with a brother acquire more traditional gender norms with negative consequences for their labor earnings. I provide evidence of increased gender-specialized parenting in families with mixed-sex children, suggesting a stronger transmission of traditional gender norms. Finally, I find indications of persistent effects to the next generation of girls. |
Official URL | http://www.econ.uzh.ch/static/wp/econwp294.pdf |
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Keywords | Gender identity, sibling gender, occupational choice, family formation, Geschwister, Geschlechtsunterschied, Berufswahl, Geschlechterrolle, Erziehung |
Additional Information | Auch erschienen als IZA Discussion Paper No. 11692 |