Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/331476 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
ISER Discussion Paper No. 1291
Publisher: 
Osaka University, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Osaka
Abstract: 
Gender equality plays a pivotal role in fostering human prosperity, shaping labor markets, fertility decisions, and the sustainability of social institutions. This study investigates how the prevailing gender norms in a country influence the fertility rate and long-term economic growth. To this end, we develop an overlapping generations model featuring endogenous fertility and labor supply in which both gender norms and research and development activities are explicitly incorporated. We show that conservative gender norms reduce both the fertility rate and the rate of income growth in the steady state. We further explore the impact of a policy intervention that relaxes gender norms and analyze the ensuing transition dynamics, deriving implications for policy design and welfare. Finally, we extend the model to examine how a gradual evolution in gender norms affects the long-run development of the economy.
Subjects: 
Gender Norms
Economic Growth
Fertility
R&D
JEL: 
J13
J16
O40
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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