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Failure to launch: Cross-national trends in the transition to economic independence
Bell, Lisa; Burtless, Gary; Gornick, Janet; Smeeding, … - 2007
, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The paper compares trends in the household living arrangements, employment … this general pattern. Between the mid-1980s and 2000 employment rates improved among young Americans in their late 20s and … early 30s, and earnings levels either remained stable or increased modestly. The stability of U.S. employment levels helped …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335462
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Reproducing occupational inequality: Marriage, parenthood and the gender divide in occupations
Hook, Jennifer L.; Pettit, Becky - 2008
It is well established that class and gender predict occupational placement across advanced industrialized countries. In exploratory analyses the authors document a third dimension to occupational segregation associated with family responsibilities, and consider explanations for cross- national...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335586
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How Much does Work Matter for Inequality? Time, Money and Inequality in International Perspective
Osberg, Lars - 2002
.e. by differing probabilities of any employment? Across OECD countries there are large differences in the average level and … employment. The participation level is particularly important for inequality differences and there is persuasive evidence that … country attitudes to paid employment, particularly for women, differ significantly. This paper uses Luxembourg Income Study …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653052
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Are Labor Force Participation Rates Really Non-Stationary? Evidence from Three OECD Countries
Özdemir, Zeynel Abidin; Balcılar, Mehmet; Tansel, Aysıt - 2012
rate (LFPR) series of Australia, Canada and the USA. Therefore we allow for endogenously determined multiple structural … previous research the LFPRs of Australia, Canada and the USA are stationary implying that the informational value of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320491
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International Labour Force Participation Rates by Gender: Unit Root or Structural Breaks?
Ozdemir, Zeynel Abidin; Balcilar, Mehmet; Tansel, Aysit - 2011
in the total, female and male labour force participation rates (LFPR) for Australia, Canada and the USA. We extend the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320532
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Willingness to Pay for Mortality Risk Reductions: Does Latency Matter?
Alberini, Anna; Cropper, Maureen; Krupnick, Alan; … - 2004
Using results from two contingent valuation surveys conducted in Canada and the U.S., we explore the effect of a latency period on willingness to pay (WTP) for reduced mortality risk using both structural and reduced form approaches. We find that delaying the time at which the risk reduction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011324930
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Open Trade with the U.S. without Compromising Canada's Ability to Comply with its Kyoto Target
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2003
There are no other two countries in the world that trade as much between themselves as do Canada and the U.S.. It should thus come as no surprise that the U.S. deviation from international obligations makes Canadian industries' competitiveness (trade) concerns become even more rigorous. Against...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011325090
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Muffled price signals: Household water demand under increasing-block prices
Cavanagh, Sheila M.; Hanemann, W. Michael; Stavins, … - 2002
In many areas of the world, including large parts of the United States, scarce water supplies are a serious resource and environmental concern. The possibility exists that water is being used at rates that exceed what would be dictated by efficiency criteria, particularly when externalities are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335712
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Income distribution, weekly hours of work, and time for child rearing: The US experience in a cross-national context
Burtless, Gary; Gornick, Janet; Smeeding, Timothy M. - 2008
part of the U.S. distribution derive an important advantage from devoting so much of their time to paid employment: They …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335350
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Sliding into poverty? Cross-national patterns of income source change and income decay in old age
Williamson, James; Smeeding, Timothy M. - 2004
In this article we examine the change in the mix of income and benefits that older adults receive as they age, with a focus on older women. Our study is a crossnational comparison of five OECD countries using the Luxemburg Income Study database. We investigate the change of private income and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335361