Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/302881 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series No. 09/24
Publisher: 
Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) and Centre for Research & Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Berlin and London
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.
Subjects: 
gender gaps
cultural persistence
cultural adoption
maternal labor force participation
German reunification
JEL: 
J1
J2
Z1
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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