In this paper we compare gender differences in the allocation of time to market work, domestic work, child care, and … countries: Australia, the UK and Germany. We discuss the extent to which gender differences and life cycle variation in time use … presence of pre-school children, in combination with the tax treatment of the second earner’s income and the cost of bought …

domestic work, and bought in child care for married or cohabiting mothers with pre-school age children. The father's behavior … show that the time allocations of women with pre-school children are highly sensitive to changes in wages and the costs of …