Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/207335 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 12509
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We study the local evolution of 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 very high rates of maternal employment, whereas West German families followed the traditional breadwinner-housewife model. We find that West German women increase their labor supply and that this holds within household. We provide additional evidence on stated gender norms, West-East friendships, intermarriage, and childcare infrastructure. The dynamic evolution of the local effects on labor supply is best explained by local cultural learning and endogenous childcare infrastructure.
Subjects: 
cultural norms
local learning
gender
immigration
JEL: 
J16
J21
D1
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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