TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Jessen, Jonas
AU  - Schmitz, Sophia
AU  - Weinhardt, Felix
        TI  - Immigration, Female Labour Supply and Local Cultural Norms
        PY  - 2023/Sep/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 16428
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp16428
        AB  - We study the local evolution of female labour supply and cultural norms in West Germany in reaction to the sudden presence of East Germans who migrated to the West after reunication. These migrants grew up with high rates of maternal employment, whereas West German families mostly followed the traditional breadwinner-housewife model. We find that West German women increase their labour supply and that this holds within households. We provide additional evidence on stated gender norms, West-East friendships, intermarriage, and child care infrastructure. The dynamic evolution of the effects on labour supply is best explained by local cultural learning.
        KW  - immigration
KW  - cultural norms
KW  - local learning
KW  - gender
        ER  -