The economics profession has extensively studied norms affecting women but largely overlooked those guiding and sometimes constraining men. Time to change that! Read the paper:

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Moreover, using new data from 70,000+ respondents across 70 countries, we show that masculinity norms powerfully predict: 📊 increased willingness to work more hours 📊 Greater risk-taking & poorer mental health 📊 Support for strongman leadership.

Why do men avoid service sector jobs even when unemployed? Why do workplace cultures resist family-friendly policies? Why are men 3x more likely to die from "deaths of despair"? We discuss how understanding masculinity norms can help explain these puzzles.

We first review how other disciplines have studied masculinity, providing economists with conceptual foundations for understanding masculinity norms.

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