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I think you can change biases, incentives and cultural norms to influence people's choices. Current cultural norms guide people into an inefficient allocation.
by aaronblohowiak 9y ago
I think you can change biases, incentives and cultural norms to influence people's choices. Current cultural norms guide people into an inefficient allocation.
- tomp 9y agoIf the distribution of skill is independent of sex (your assumption, if I understand correctly), why do you think the allocation is inefficient? If less women and more men were primary caregivers, then the outcome would be exactly the same as it is now, because skill is independent of sex.
- Dylan16807 9y agoYou're assuming that the primary caregiver will be randomly chosen. aaronblohowiak is assuming that the parent with better professional skills is more likely to work professionally, and the parent with better child-rearing skills is more likely to be the primary caregiver. This would lead to better outcomes everywhere.