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on Gender |
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Issue of 2025–12–08
three papers chosen by Jan Sauermann, Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk Utvärdering |
| By: | Moroni, Gloria (Dept. of Economics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice); Nicoletti, Cheti (Dept. of economics, University of York); Salvanes, Kjell Gunnar (Dept. of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration); Tominey, Emma (Dept. of Economics, University of York) |
| Abstract: | We revisit the economic effects of marriage, analysing its heterogeneous impact on the intra-household labour division following childbirth. Can marriage promote coordination of work and child activities between parents and a gender egalitarian division of labour? Using a marginal treatment effect framework, we find the average effect of marriage is to increase parental specialization and worsen the mother’s child penalty. However, we find differences across couples with varying resistance to marriage. While traditional couples (low-resistance) exhibit increased specialization; in modern couples (high-resistance) fathers have an earnings penalty and take more paternity leave, suggesting more coordination and gender equality. |
| Keywords: | Cohabitation; Marriage; Specialization; Cooperation; Child human capital |
| JEL: | J11 J12 J13 J18 |
| Date: | 2025–11–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hhs:nhheco:2025_020 |
| By: | Ojha, Manini; Gupta, Sagnik Kumar; Dhamija, Gaurav |
| Abstract: | This paper evaluates the causal impact of women's exposure to the internet on their attitudes towards intimate partner violence (IPV) using data from the most recent round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5). To address potential endogeneity, we exploit exogenous variation in district-level mobile tower density in India as an instrument for women's internet exposure. The instrumental variables estimation provides robust evidence that a woman's exposure to internet reduces her likelihood of justifying IPV by 21 percentage points. We also provide suggestive evidence that higher awareness and physical mobility are potential mechanisms through which internet exposure shapes attitudes. Our findings highlight the transformative potential of digital connectivity in challenging regressive gender norms. |
| Keywords: | Internet Exposure, Tower Density, Intimate Partner Violence, Attitudes, Instrumental Variable, NFHS, India |
| JEL: | C26 J12 J16 I30 O12 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:glodps:1696 |
| By: | Loïa Lamarque; Marion Leturcq |
| Abstract: | Do intra-household wealth gaps shape intergenerational giving? As inter vivos transfers become more common and wealth is increasingly individualized within households, understanding how intra-couple wealth gaps shape giving is crucial. Using unique panel data from the French Household Wealth Survey (2015–2021), which allows reconstructing individual-level wealth within couples, we examine whether gendered inequality in wealth ownership affect transfers to children. Our results show that egalitarian couples (where women hold 40–60%) are more likely to give, especially among the top 10%. In contrast, transfers are less frequent when one partner holds most of the wealth, regardless of gender. These patterns suggest that intra-household inequality (and not the gender of the wealth-holder) reduces the likelihood of giving, though unequal wealth often reflects diverging family histories. Our findings underscore the importance of accounting for within-household dynamics in understanding intergenerational transmission. |
| Keywords: | inter vivos transfers, gender wealth gap, intra-household inequality, household, inequalities, wealth gaps, intergenerational transfers, France, TRANSFERTS INTERGENERATIONNELS / INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFERS, MENAGE / HOUSEHOLD, COUPLE / COUPLE, GENRE / GENDER, FRANCE / FRANCE |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:idg:wpaper:agh5upobayg7tox7sbqj |