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Children and women's participation dynamics : transitory and long-term effects
Voicu, Alexandru (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001734017
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Living conditions of children and parental well-being : evidence from German data on life satisfaction
Schwarze, Johannes (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002121945
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Total Work, Gender and Social Norms
Burda, Michael C; Hamermesh, Daniel S.; Weil, Philippe - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
Using time-diary data from 25 countries, we demonstrate that there is a negative relationship between real GDP per capita and the female-male difference in total work time per day—the sum of work for pay and work at home. In rich northern countries on four continents there is no...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791760
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Genes, Legitimacy and Hypergamy: Another Look at the Economics of Marriage
Saint-Paul, Gilles - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
In order to credibly "sell" legitimate children to their spouse, women must forego more attractive mating opportunities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123619
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Gender differences in the distribution of total work-time of Latin- American families: the importance of social norms
Campaña, Juan Carlos; Gimenez-Nadal, J. Ignacio; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
We analyze differences by gender in the time dedicated to total work (paid and unpaid) by families in Latin America, with particular attention to the effect of social norms. To this end, we use survey data on time use in Mexico (2009), Peru (2010), Ecuador (2012) and Colombia (2012), to estimate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011196658
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Gender Discrimination: The Role of Males and Per Capita Income
Rahim, Fazeer; Tavares, José - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
This paper models gender discrimination in the labor market as originating from bargaining between husbands and wives within the family. The husband-wife household bargains over resource distribution, with each spouse's bargaining power determined by his/her market income. Men are reluctant to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083821
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The Impacts of Firms' Technology Choice on the Gender Differences in Wage and Time Allocation: A Cross-Country Analysis
Shirai, Daichi; Nagamachi, Kohei; Eguchi, Naotaka - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper investigates the impacts of firm technology choice on cross-country variations in gender gaps---particularly those variations in the wages and time devoted to home production. For this purpose, we construct a general equilibrium model that includes firm technology choice and home...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108830
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Women and happiness
Matteucci, Nicola; Vieira Lima, Sabrina - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
We survey the Happiness and Economics field to systematize the explanations of the happiness gender gap, whose puzzling … edge medical technologies) lead in the static (time-invariant) explanation of happiness and its gender gap, while economic …, the Happiness and Economics field has provided original evidence on the country and time variant nature of the happiness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110635
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Females' willingness to work and the discouragement effect of a poor local childcare provision
Ham, Maarten van (contributor); Büchel, Felix (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002161622
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Unwilling or unable? : Spatial, institutional and socio-economic restrictions on females' labor market access
Ham, Maarten van (contributor); Büchel, Felix (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001937646