Gender gaps in labour supply and household responsibilities persist. Using representative survey data from 24,000 respondents across six countries, this paper explores the actual and perceived preferences of men for couple equity.
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- Monday 31 Mar 2025, 11:30 - 12:30
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We document that in all six countries the majority of men state they prefer an equitable division of tasks within the household. At the same time, the actual share of men preferring couple equity is systematically underestimated in all six countries. The perceived shares vary substantially across the population, and they are positively associated with respondents’ own preferences for couple equity.
Providing respondents with truthful information about the actual share of men preferring couple equity in their country shifts individual beliefs, own stated preferences for couple equity, as well as the willingness to pay for it. The estimated treatment effects are mainly driven by respondents who initially underestimated the actual share.
About the speaker
Teodora Boneva is Professor of Applied Microeconomics at the University of Bonn. Much of her work focusses on investigating effectiveness and feasibility of public policies to enhance social mobility, gender equality and climate action, using field experiments and large-scale surveys.
Teodora's research has appeared in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Nature Climate Change, Journal of Human Resources, etc.
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