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Bauer, Thomas K. (contributor); Göhlmann, Silja (contributor) - 2006

This paper investigates gender differences in smoking behavior using data from the German Socio-economic Panel (SOEP). We develop a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition method for count data models which allows to isolate the part of the gender differential in the number of cigarettes daily smoked that...

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Gender, time use and public policy over the life cycle

Apps, Patricia (contributor); Rees, Ray (contributor) - 2005

In this paper we compare gender differences in the allocation of time to market work, domestic work, child care, and leisure over the life cycle. Time use profiles for these activity categories are constructed on survey data for three countries: Australia, the UK and Germany. We discuss the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003287687

Female labor market transitions in Europe

Kaiser, Lutz C. (contributor) - 2006

Using micro panel data, labor market transitions are analyzed for the EU-member states by cumulative year-by-year transition probabilities. As female (non-)employment patterns changed more dramatically than male employment in past decades, the analyses mainly refer to female labor supply. In...

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Female labor supply and parental leave benefits : the causal effect of paying higher transfers for a shorter period of time

Bergemann, Annette; Riphahn, Regina T. - 2009

We study the labor supply effects of a change in child-subsidy policy designed to both increase fertility and shorten birth-related employment interruptions. The reform yields most of the intended effects. -- Female labor supply ; fertility ; child subsidy ; parents money

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Intra-household time allocation : gender differences in caring for children

García Mainar, Inmaculada; Molina, José Alberto; … - 2009

This paper analyses the intra-household allocation of time to show gender differences in childcare. In the framework of a general efficiency approach, hours spent on childcare by each parent are regressed against individual and household characteristics, for five samples (Denmark, France,...

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Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf : wie konsistent sind die Reformen?

Eichhorst, Werner; Thode, Eric - 2009

Erwerbstätigkeit und Familiengründung zu einer echten Entweder-oder-Entscheidung. In Deutschland und vielen anderen OECD-Ländern wurden … Jahre kohärent ausgestaltet waren und die Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf verbessert haben. Beim Blick auf Deutschland … dem zum Teil entgegen. Insgesamt befindet sich Deutschland in einer durchaus widersprüchlichen Übergangssituation …

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Is Posner right? : an empirical test of the Posner argument for transferring health spending from old women to old men

Wunder, Christoph; Schwarze, Johannes - 2009

Posner (1995) proposes the redistribution of health spending from old women to old men to equalize life expectancy. His argument is based on the assumption that women's utility is higher if they are married. Thus, extending the lifespan of men would benefit women. Using life satisfaction data...

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Now daddy's changing diapers and mommy's making her career : evaluating a generous parental leave regulation using a natural experiment

Kluve, Jochen; Tamm, Marcus - 2009

Over the last decades many OECD countries introduced parental leave regulations in order to counteract low and decreasing birth rates. In general, these regulations aim at making parenthood more attractive and more compatible with a working career, especially for women. The recent German...

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Can child care policy encourage employment and fertility? : evidence from a structural model

Haan, Peter; Wrohlich, Katharina - 2009

In this paper we develop a structural model of female employment and fertility which accounts for intertemporal feedback effects between the two outcomes. We identify the effect of financial incentives on the employment and fertility decision by exploiting variation in the tax and transfer...

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Effect of labor division between wife and husband on the risk of divorce : evidence from German data

Kraft, Kornelius; Neimann, Stefanie - 2009

Using German panel data from 1984 to 2007, we analyze the impact of labor division between husband and wife on the risk of divorce. Gary Becker's theory of marriage predicts that specialization in domestic and market work, respectively, reduces the risk of separation. Traditionally, the...

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