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Abortion and Female Power in the Household Evidence from Labor Supply

Oreffice, Sonia - 2003

Legalization of abortion in the 1970s represents a major cultural change: it gives women a higher degree of freedom to directly control their fertility, allowing them to ultimately decide upon children without man's consent and to decrease uncertainty in their expected labor market returns. This...

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Lone mothers' participation in labor market programs for means-tested benefit recipients in Germany

Zabel, Cordula - 2011

, expectations that non-employed parents responsible for caring for young children should be ready for employment or labor market … employment offices. Thus, lone mothers' participation in labor market programs is studied empirically here. This can contribute …. In the case of programs that give more direct support for entering regular employment, like job subsidies and in …

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Quality of Available Mates, Education and Intra-Household Bargaining Power

Oreffice, Sonia; Bercea, Brighita - 2006

This paper further explores the role of sex ratios on spouses' bargaining power, by focusing on educational attainment in order to capture the qualitative aspect of mate availability. Using Census and Current Population Survey data for U.S. metropolitan areas in year 2000, a quality sex ratio is...

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Effects of participating in skill training and workfare on employment entries for lone mothers receiving means-tested benefits in Germany

Zabel, Cordula - 2013

This paper investigates employment effects of further vocational training, short classroom training, as well as One … entries into minor employment, regular contributory employment in general, and regular contributory employment connected to a …-tional training programs in terms of entering regular contributory employment in general as well as regular contributory employment …

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Active labour market programmes for women with a partner: Challenge or replication of traditional gender roles

Kopf, Eva; Zabel, Cordula - 2014

employment offices and those of benefit recipients themselves about the division of labour in the household may influence the …

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