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The participation of couples in the labor market: an econometric analysis

Emmanuel, DUGUET; Veronique, SIMONNET - EconWPA - 2004

This paper examines the interactions between household members’ utilities when deciding whether or not to join the labor market. Using asymptotic least squares, we analyze a sample of 5425 couples living in France in 1997. By comparing the results obtained with more standard methods, we find...

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Intra-household Work Time Synchronization

Klaveren, Chris van; Brink, Henriette Maassen van den - EconWPA - 2005

If partners derive utility from joint leisure time, it is expected that they will coordinate their work schedules in order to increase the amount of joint leisure time. This paper tries to answer three questions using a new matching procedure where couples are matched to other couples. (1) Do...

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Consumption Inequality and Intra-Household Allocations

Lise, Jeremy; Seitz, Shannon - EconWPA - 2005

The consumption literature uses adult equivalence scales to measure individual level inequality. This practice imposes the assumption that there is no within household inequality. In this paper, we show that ignoring consumption inequality within households produces misleading estimates of...

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Pain

Palda, Filip - EconWPA - 2001

Painkilling drugs produce a good called relief which reduces the fixed level of bad (pain) the individual is endowed with. These drugs have the side-effect of reducing the utility the individual gets from consuming goods. This means that the shadow price of relief counts not only the cost of...

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Income Contributions of Child Work in Rural Ethiopia

Cockburn, John - EconWPA - 2004

The income contribution of child work is undoubtedly a key factor influencing child work and schooling decisions. Yet, few studies have attempted to directly measure this contribution. This is particularly the case for work performed on the household farm, as is the case for the vast majority of...

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The Valuation of Household Production: How Different are the Opportunity Cost and Market Price Valuation Methods?

Harvey S. James Jr. - EconWPA - 1996

, educational attainment, and gender. Ordinary least squares regression and path analysis provide an interpretation of the …

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Income Contributions of Child Work in Rural Ethiopia

Cockburn, John - EconWPA - 2004

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Testing for Utility Interdependence in Marriage: Evidence from Panel Data

Powdthavee, Nattavudh - EconWPA - 2004

This paper is the first of its kind to study utility interdependence in marriage using information on subjective well …

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A Dynamic Decision Model of Marriage, Childbearing, and Labor Force Participation of Women in Japan

Ueda, Atsuko - EconWPA - 2000

This paper empirically examines the life-time joint decision problem of marriage, childbearing, and labor force … generally insignificant. Utility gains and losses from marriage are significantly negative if one leaves out financial … of marriage and two children as a typical family unit is negative for women in the labor force. …

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Paternal Uncertainty and the Economics of Mating, Marriage, and Parental Investment in Children

Bethmann, Dirk; Kvasnicka, Michael - EconWPA - 2005

recognition between men and women that provides a microfoundation for the institution of marriage. In the model, men and women …. As a socially sanctioned commitment device among partners, the institution of marriage reduces this risk by restraining … societal, economic, and technological changes in their effects on marriage patterns. A combination of factors is argued to …

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