Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study examines the influence of gender norms on household behaviour and welfare. Using Japanese household data, we find that households with a conventional norm on gender roles spend more time on housework and less money on family‐common goods. To understand the underlying mechanism, we construct a collective labour supply model that explicitly introduces gender norms. We show that an inefficient ratio of wives' household time to that of husbands leads to an increase in the shadow price of domestic goods, through which the norm distorts the time and money allocated to home production and decreases household welfare.
Source: Economica
DOI: 10.1111/ecca.12551
Authors: Ryo Sakamoto, Miki Kohara
Institution: The University of Osaka
Language: English
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,240
Awards: G5624280360, Does career education improve job matching for the youth with difficulties in finding jobs?, Time spent in home production in Japan, Application of Behavioral Economics to Policy Issues: Healthcare, Disaster Prevention, Crime Prevention, Labor, and Education, The Impact of Divorce Law Reforms on Intrahousehold Resource Allocations and Welfare
OpenAlex ID: W4402419647