Endogenous heterogeneous gender norms and the distribution of paid and unpaid work in an intra-household bargaining model

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We study the impact of gender norms on the distribution of paid and unpaid labor between women and men in an intra-household bargaining model featuring endogenous social norms. In contrast to the previous literature, which assumes a homogeneous social norm, agents are connected via explicitly modeled social networks and accordingly face heterogeneous perceptions of gender norms. In our model, social pressure to conform to gender norms exacerbates gender inequalities in the distribution of paid and unpaid labor that may result from a gender pay gap or gender-specific preferences. However, we show that the behavior of agents connected in different standardized social networks is significantly closer to a situation in which agents face no social pressure than in a scenario in which the whole of society perceives homogeneous gender norms. This is particularly true if agents are more likely to form connections to other agents that have similar preferences.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: ICAE Working Paper Series ; No. 147

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Computational Techniques; Simulation Modeling ; Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory ; Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation ; Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination ; Time Allocation and Labor Supply
• Subject: intra-household bargaining ; social norms ; agent-based model ; social network

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Hager, Theresa ; Mellacher, Patrick ; Rath, Magdalena
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Johannes Kepler University Linz, Institute for Comprehensive Analysis of the Economy (ICAE)
• (where): Linz
• (when): 2023

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/273781
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET