On the nature of nurture. The malleability of gender differences in work preferences
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In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 151, 01.07.2018, p. 19-41.
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T1 - On the nature of nurture.
T2 - The malleability of gender differences in work preferences
AU - Beblo, Miriam
AU - Görges, Luise
PY - 2018/7/1
Y1 - 2018/7/1
N2 - We study the malleability of gender-specific preferences for work by exploiting the German division and reunification as a natural experiment. We test whether the two political systems have shaped gender gaps in preferences differentially, based on German-General-Social-Survey data from 1991, 1998 and 2012, an extensive set of register data and historical data from the 19th and early 20th century. Our analyses reveal a substantial East-West difference in the gender gap directly after reunification and no convergence thereafter. A cohort analysis illuminates the mechanism, as the effect is driven by cohorts who grew up during separation, and suggests that institutions, not cultural legacy, are the decisive component.
AB - We study the malleability of gender-specific preferences for work by exploiting the German division and reunification as a natural experiment. We test whether the two political systems have shaped gender gaps in preferences differentially, based on German-General-Social-Survey data from 1991, 1998 and 2012, an extensive set of register data and historical data from the 19th and early 20th century. Our analyses reveal a substantial East-West difference in the gender gap directly after reunification and no convergence thereafter. A cohort analysis illuminates the mechanism, as the effect is driven by cohorts who grew up during separation, and suggests that institutions, not cultural legacy, are the decisive component.
KW - Economics
KW - Cohort analysis
KW - Work preferences
KW - Gender and Diversity
KW - Gender differences
KW - German separation and reunification
KW - Natural experiment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85048765415&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jebo.2018.05.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jebo.2018.05.002
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:85048765415
VL - 151
SP - 19
EP - 41
JO - Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
JF - Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
SN - 0167-2681
ER -