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Culture: An Empirical Investigation of Beliefs, Work, and Fertility

Fernández, Raquel, Fogli, Alessandra·2009·American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
DOI 10.1257/mac.1.1.146

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We study culture by examining the work and fertility behavior of second-generation American women. Culture is proxied with past female labor force participation and total fertility rates from the woman's country of ancestry. The values of these variables capture not only economic and institutional conditions but also the country's preferences and beliefs regarding women's roles. Since the women live in the United States, only the belief and preference components are potentially relevant. We show that the cultural proxies have positive significant explanatory power even after controlling for education and spousal characteristics, and we demonstrate that the results are unlikely to be explained by unobserved human capital. JEL: J13, J16, J22, J24, Z13

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  • Changes in social norms that honor fathers' engagement with children and make the role of working mom more acceptable or even turn it into a role model may help to contain fertility decline.

    “Changes in social norms that honor fathers' engagement with children and make the role of working mom more acceptable or even turn it into a role model (Fernández & Fogli 2006, 2009) may help to contain fertility decline”

    From Fertility in High-Income Countries: Trends, Patterns, Determinants, and Consequences (2024) · cites this paper as Fernández & Fogli 2009

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Authors
Fernández, R., & Fogli, A.
Affiliations
  • National Bureau of Economic Research (US)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
ORCID
Fernández, Raquel
Venue
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
Publisher
American Economic Association
Published
2009-01-01
Volume
1
Issue
1
Pages
146-177
ISSN
  • 1945-7707 (ISSN-L)
  • 1945-7715
DOI
10.1257/mac.1.1.146
OpenAlex
W3122022476
Cited by
1,264
References
1
Citations by year
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FWCI
130.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Economic Journal Macroeconomics (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Archivio istituzionale della Ricerca - Bocconi (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
Keywords
culture, female labor force participation, fertility, women's roles, human capital

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