Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/279126 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 16428
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
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 reunication. 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 learning.
Subjects: 
gender
local learning
cultural norms
immigration
JEL: 
J16
J21
D1
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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