Why gender norms matter
利用日本家庭数据，研究发现持有传统性别规范的家庭在家务上花更多时间，在家庭公共品上花钱更少，并通过构建集体劳动供给模型揭示了性别规范通过扭曲时间和金钱分配降低家庭福利的机制。
Abstract This study examines the influence of gender norms on household behaviour and welfare. Using Japanese household data, we find that households with a conventional norm on gender roles spend more time on housework and less money on family‐common goods. To understand the underlying mechanism, we construct a collective labour supply model that explicitly introduces gender norms. We show that an inefficient ratio of wives' household time to that of husbands leads to an increase in the shadow price of domestic goods, through which the norm distorts the time and money allocated to home production and decreases household welfare.