Agenda

21 Ott 2026 12:15

Cheti Nicoletti (University of York)

Meeting Room 1, San Giobbe Economics Campus + online

 

Cheti Nicoletti (University of York) - Matching on Gender Role Attitudes: Implications for Household Inequality

Abstract:

We study how gender role attitudes (GRA) - beliefs about appropriate roles for men and women - affect marital sorting and intrahousehold allocations. Using data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study and a multidimensional matching model, we estimate the contribution of GRA to joint marriage utility alongside several other traits. Sorting on GRA is quantitatively important, with a contribution to marital utility comparable to that of education. A decomposition of joint utility reveals three main dimensions, one of which loads heavily on GRA. This dimension strongly predicts intrahousehold allocations, including spouses’ shares of housework, childcare, earnings, and paid labor. Overall, GRA emerge as a key determinant of assortative matching and a significant factor shaping intrahousehold behavior and gendered labor market outcomes.

 

The seminar can be attended also remotely, connecting to ZOOM.

Link Zoom: bit.ly/insem-2425
ID riunione:  880 2639 9452
Passcode: InSem-2425

Lingua

L'evento si terrà in inglese

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Department of Economics (InSeminars)

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