Bredemeier, Christian2014-05-122014-05-122014-05-12http://hdl.handle.net/2003/3311510.17877/DE290R-15575This paper studies gender differences in the elasticity of labor supply in a model of household specialization. We show that household specialization implies larger Frisch elasticities for the partner that specializes in home production. Quantitatively, empirical time-use ratios alone imply differences in the Frisch elasticity between women and men of about 50%. Similar results are obtained for long-run elasticities. However, limited commitment within the household reduces the gender differences in long-run labor-supply elasticities. Our results imply that the elasticity of labor supply is not a deep parameter but can react on, e.g., gender-biased employment subsidies, public child care provision, and divorce laws.enDiscussion Paper / SFB 823;17/2014labor-supply elasticityhome productiongender310330620working paper