smoothing household consumption in environments characterized by income volatility. We use comparable individual data on about 1 …

time to different activities. In order to do so, we empirically estimate a collective household labor supply model. The … main findings are that: (1) Leisure and household income are the most important variables in the utility function of the … male; (2) Leisure, total household production and total household production interacted with family size are important …

largely depend on household composition and the individual's earner role within the household. We then estimate participation …, gender and earner role within the household. Our results show an average elasticity of 0.08 for men and of 0.14 for women as … women stems predominantly from the earner role of the individual within the household and nearly disappears once we control …

differs from West Germany not only by a higher female contribution to household income, but also because East German women can …Using the 41-year division of Germany as a natural experiment, we show that the GDR's gender-equal institutions created … a culture that has undone the male breadwinner norm and its consequences. Since reunification, East Germany still …

arrangements, which both vary greatly across European countries. Using the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) 1994-2001 for … Denmark, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, which represent four distinct 'institutional regimes', we estimate the short …

. Specifically, we ask whether there are behavioral differences between mothers in East and West Germany, whether these differences … West German low employment patterns. -- employment ; mothers ; parental leave ; East Germany ; child care …

prices in the four largest economies in the euro area: France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. We first calibrate a life …, observed in the Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS) for these countries. We then show that the heterogeneity in … household finances implies that responses of consumption to changes in the real interest rate and in house prices differ …