On the origins of gender roles: Women and the plough

The Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol/Iss. 128(2) Oxford University Press Published In Pages: 469-530
By Alesina, Alberto, Giuliano, Paola, Nunn, Nathan

Hypothesis

Traditional plough agriculture will be associated with lower female participation in caring for large animals (483).

Note

Units of observation are ethnic groups from the Standard Cross Cultural Sample. Control variables that are cultural characteristics from the Ethnographic Atlas and Standard Cross Cultural Sample. Control variables that are geographic conditions from the Global Agro-Ecological Zones 2002 database (Fischer et al. 2002).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Multiple regressionNot SupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN