This paper studies the effects of different income transfers on individual welfare, in both marriage and divorce … situations, and on family decisions. We assume three generations within the family. We develop a sequential game that, in a first … losses derived from the marriage. We have also found that the donor of an intergenerational transfer can behave in a …

that the presence of children has on the time devoted to elder care. We combine the approach of the Social Cognitive Theory …", i.e, the presence of children, while parents are engaged in elder care activities, increases by 11.63% the time devoted … per day when children are present during adult care activities. …

Children can be considered as a marriage-specific investment that increases the value of the marriage, making a divorce … children conceived during first marriage. Our results indicate that the presence of children significantly reduces the … conclude that children conceived before first marriage increase the risk of marital disruption. Finally, the higher the parents …

Children can be considered as a marriage-specific investment that increases the value of the marriage, making a divorce … children conceived during first marriage. Our results indicate that the presence of children significantly reduces the … conclude that children conceived before first marriage increase the risk of marital disruption. Finally, the higher the parents …

and children in households surveyed in the eight waves of the European Community Household Panel- ECHP (1994-2001) for 14 …

color. Our model, based on Becker's theory of allocation of time and his theory of marriage, recognizes that both intra …-household bargaining and hedonic marriage markets operating with the help of an implicit price mechanism can lead to a premium for those … work by 37 minutes. Marriage markets appear to be influenced by racial discrimination based on color. …

color. Our model, based on Becker's theory of allocation of time and his theory of marriage, recognizes that both intra …-household bargaining and hedonic marriage markets operating with the help of an implicit price mechanism can lead to a premium for those … chores work by 37 minutes. Marriage markets appear to be influenced by racial discrimination based on color. …

We analyze differences by gender in the time dedicated to total work (paid and unpaid) by families in Latin America … between countries in terms of the gender distribution of total work (paid work plus unpaid work), with Colombia and Peru being … men and women spend similar amounts of time in total work. When considering the social norms that explain gender …

We analyze differences by gender in the time dedicated to total work (paid and unpaid) by families in Latin America … between countries in terms of the gender distribution of total work (paid work plus unpaid work), with Colombia and Peru being … men and women spend similar amounts of time in total work. When considering the social norms that explain gender …

children. They were more likely to remain in the labour force and had higher rates at which they entered it. While more likely …