Immigration, female labour supply and local cultural norms

Jessen, Jonas, Schmitz, Sophia and Weinhardt, Felix (2024) Immigration, female labour supply and local cultural norms. Economic Journal, 134 (659). 1146 - 1172. ISSN 0013-0133

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Abstract

We study the local evolution of female labour supply and cultural norms in West Germany in reaction to the sudden presence of East Germans who migrated to the West after reunification. These migrants grew up with high rates of maternal employment, whereas West German families mostly followed the traditional breadwinner-housewife model. We find that West German women increase their labour supply and that this holds within households. We provide additional evidence on stated gender norms, West-East friendships, intermarriage and child care infrastructure. The dynamic evolution of the effects on labour supply is best explained by local cultural learnin

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://academic.oup.com/ej
Additional Information:	© 2023 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
JEL classification:	D - Microeconomics > D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics > D10 - General J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J16 - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Time Allocation, Work Behavior, and Employment Determination and Creation; Human Capital; Retirement > J21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
Date Deposited:	11 Jul 2024 14:42
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 10:10
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/124206

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