Approval of equal rights and gender differences in well-being

被引：34

作者：

Lalive, Rafael ^{[1
]}

Stutzer, Alois ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Lausanne, Fac Business & Econ, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

[2] Univ Basel, Dept Econ & Business, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland

来源：

JOURNAL OF POPULATION ECONOMICS | 2010年 / 23卷 / 03期

基金：

瑞士国家科学基金会;

关键词：

Gender discrimination; Gender wage gap; Subjective well-being; SEX-DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL COMPARISONS; LABOR-MARKETS; SATISFACTION; NEGOTIATION; ECONOMICS; EARNINGS; BRITAIN; COSTS; WOMEN;

D O I：

10.1007/s00148-009-0257-4

中图分类号：

C921 [人口统计学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Women earn less than men but are not less satisfied with life. This paper explores whether norms regarding the appropriate pay for women compared to men may explain these findings. We find that the gender wage gap is smaller where a larger fraction of the citizenry has voted in favor of equal pay. We also find that employed women are less (not more) satisfied with life in liberal communities where the gender wage gap is smaller. These findings suggest that norms regarding the appropriate relative pay of women compared to men are shaping gender differences in well-being.

引用

页码：933 / 962

页数：30

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