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Female labor supply and divorce: New evidence from Ireland
Bargain, Olivier; González, Libertad; Keane, Claire; … - 2010
If participation in the labor market helps to secure women's outside options in the case of divorce/separation, an increase in the perceived risk of marital dissolution may accelerate the increase in female labor supply. This simple prediction has been tested in the literature using time and/or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269820
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Female Labor Supply and Divorce: New Evidence from Ireland
Bargain, Olivier; Gonzalez, Libertad; Keane, Claire; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
If participation in the labor market helps to secure women's outside options in the case of divorce/separation, an increase in the perceived risk of marital dissolution may accelerate the increase in female labor supply. This simple prediction has been tested in the literature using time and/or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008568295
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The Effect of Alimony Reform on Married Women's Labor Supply: Evidence from the American Time Use Survey
Fernández-Kranz, Daniel; Roff, Jennifer Louise - 2021
bargaining power of the payee, usually the wife. Second, reduced alimony lowers the incentives of wives to engage in the …Reforms that reduce alimony can affect married couples in two different ways. First, reduced alimony lowers the … alimony is due, at least in part, to differences in their preferences and costs for children. The estimated effects are larger …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012882525
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Intra-household work timing: The effect on joint activities and the demand for child care
van Klaveren, Chris; Maassen van den Brink, Henriette; … - 2011
This study examines if couples time their work hours and how this work timing influences child care demand and the time that spouses jointly spend on leisure, household chores and child care. By using a innovative matching strategy, this studies identifies the timing of work hours that cannot be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278709
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Intra-Household Work Timing: The Effect on Joint Activities and the Demand for Child Care
van Klaveren, Chris; Maassen van den Brink, Henriette; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This study examines if couples time their work hours and how this work timing influences child care demand and the time that spouses jointly spend on leisure, household chores and child care. By using a innovative matching strategy, this studies identifies the timing of work hours that cannot be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008924614
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The division of labor by new parents: does child gender matter?
Lundberg, Shelly - 2005
gender effects on the relative bargaining power of the mother and father. No evidence of improved maternal bargaining power …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267638
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The Division of Labor by New Parents: Does Child Gender Matter?
Lundberg, Shelly - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
gender effects on the relative bargaining power of the mother and father. No evidence of improved maternal bargaining power …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762425
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What's the use of marriage?
Cigno, Alessandro - 2009
We use elementary game-theoretical concepts to compare domestic equilibria with and without marriage. In particular, we examine the effects of marriage legislation, matrimonial property regime, and divorce court sentencing practice, on the decision to marry, and on the choice of game conditional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269649
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What's the Use of Marriage?
Cigno, Alessandro - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
We use elementary game-theoretical concepts to compare domestic equilibria with and without marriage. In particular, we examine the effects of marriage legislation, matrimonial property regime, and divorce court sentencing practice, on the decision to marry, and on the choice of game conditional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008558938
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Does custody law affect family behavior in and out of marriage?
Böheim, René; Francesconi, Marco; Halla, Martin - 2012
We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using individual-level administrative data, covering the entire population. We also use unique data obtained from court records to analyze the effect on post-divorce outcomes. Our estimates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291434