Vortrag von JProf. Dr. Susan Steiner am 17. Juli „Patrilocal Residence and Female Labour Supply“

Im Rahmen des Forschungskolloquiums des Instituts für Wirtschaftswissenschaften der Universität Freiburg möchten wir Sie herzlich zum Vortrag von

JProf. Dr. Susan Steiner

(Universität Hannover)

über das Thema

Patrilocal Residence and Female Labour Supply

einladen.

Der Vortrag findet am Montag, 17. Juli 2017, 14:00 Uhr s.t. in Raum 2330 KG II statt.

Abstract

We examine the role of intergenerational co-residence for female labour supply in a patrilocal society. To account for the endogeneity of women's co-residence with parents or in-laws, we exploit a tradition in Central Asia, namely that the youngest son of a family usually lives with his parents. Using data from Kyrgyzstan, we therefore instrument co-residence with being married to a youngest son. We find that the effect of co-residence on female labour supply is negative and insignificant. This is in contrast to the previous literature, which has found substantial positive effects in non-patrilocal or less patrilocal settings. We shed light on the underlying mechanisms. Women who
co-reside in Kyrgyzstan have more children, spend similar time on housekeeping tasks and child care, and invest more time in elder care compared with women who do not co-reside. These mechanisms appear to be inherently different from those in non-patrilocal or less patrilocal settings where co-residing parents relieve the women from household chores.