Calendrier du 27 février 2020
PSE Internal Seminar
Du 27/02/2020 de 12:30 à 14:00
salle R2-01, campus Jourdan - 75014 Paris
Travail et économie publique externe
Du 27/02/2020 de 12:30 à 13:45
PSE- 48 boulevard Jourdan, 74014 Paris, salle R1-09
WEINHARDT Felix (DIW Berlin)
Immigration and the Evolution of Local Cultural Norms
écrit avec Sophia Schmitz
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.