Social institutions and low birth rates

• Main Authors: HO, Christine, WANG, Yutao
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: female labor supply; fertility; child quality; gender norms; long work hours; Demography, Population, and Ecology; Gender and Sexuality; Labor Economics
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2770; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/3769/viewcontent/Social_Institutions_and_Low_Birth_Rates__Edited_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

We document three cross-sectional stylized facts on labor supply and family formation. First, female labor force participation (FLFP) and total fertility rates (TFRs) are much lower in Eastern societies compared to Western economies. Second, labor hours and the gender pay gap are much higher in the...