Economic crises and wellbeing: Social norms and home production

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Year: 2013
Volume: 92
Issue: C
Pages: 241-258

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Why does work appear more important to the life satisfaction of some population groups than others? Household data from Russia in 1992 allows plausible identification of the causal impact of being workless on time spent in home production and life satisfaction. We present a model of home production in which men face stigma in some non-market activities, so that their ability to substitute into work at home is circumscribed. Consistent with our model, we find that worklessness causes men's time in productive activities to decrease much more than women's. Impacts of worklessness on life satisfaction are much larger for men.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jeborg:v:92:y:2013:i:c:p:241-258
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25