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| Kauany de Souza, Fabiana Rocha and Pedro Forquesato |
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| ''The male breadwinner norm in Brazil'' |
| ( 2023, Vol. 43 No.4 ) |
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| In this paper we provide evidence of the male breadwinner norm, a cultural norm that establishes that "a man should earn more than his wife". First we show that there is a large discontinuity in the relative intra-household earnings distribution at the 50% threshold. Then we argue that the male breadwinner norm is responsible for it by empirically rejecting alternative explanations, such as marriage between co-workers or self-employed, misreporting, and assortative matching. We conclude that the social norm effectively is a main driver of the high gender inequality observed in the country. |
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| Keywords: male breadwinner, household earnings, gender inequality. |
JEL: D1 - Household Behavior: General
J7 - Labor Discrimination: General |
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| Manuscript Received : May 12 2023 | | Manuscript Accepted : Dec 30 2023 |
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