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Fertility and its consequence on family labour supply
Kim, Jungho; Aassve, Arnstein - 2006
While a large body of literature focuses on how fertility affects female labour market participation, there are relatively few studies that examine the effect of fertility on male labour market participation. Even if the burden of child care falls mainly on women, an exogenous increase in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268083
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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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The division of labour, worker organisation, and technological change
Borghans, Lex; ter Weel, Bas - 2005
The model developed in this paper explains differences in the division of labour across firms as a result of computer technology adoption. We find that changes in the division of labour can result both from reduced production time and from improved communication possibilities. The first shifts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277199
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Measuring and interpreting trends in the division of labour in the Netherlands
Akçomak, I. Semih; Borghans, Lex; ter Weel, Bas - 2011
This paper introduces indicators about the division of labour to measure and interpret recent trends in the structure of employment in the Netherlands. Changes in the division of labour occur at three different levels: the level of the individual worker, the level of the industry and the spatial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278418
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The Division of Labour, Worker Organisation, and Technological Change
Borghans, Lex; Weel, Bas ter - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
The model developed in this paper explains differences in the division of labour across firms as a result of computer technology adoption. We find that changes in the division of labour can result both from reduced production time and from improved communication possibilities. The first shifts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822075
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Measuring and Interpreting Trends in the Division of Labour in the Netherlands
Akçomak, I. Semih; Borghans, Lex; ter Weel, Bas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper introduces indicators about the division of labour to measure and interpret recent trends in the structure of employment in the Netherlands. Changes in the division of labour occur at three different levels: the level of the individual worker, the level of the industry and the spatial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009003945
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Fertility and its Consequence on Family Labour Supply
Kim, Jungho; Aassve, Arnstein - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
While a large body of literature focuses on how fertility affects female labour market participation, there are relatively few studies that examine the effect of fertility on male labour market participation. Even if the burden of child care falls mainly on women, an exogenous increase in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566765
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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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Third-Party vs. Second-Party Control: Disentangling the Role of Autonomy and Reciprocity
Burdín, Gabriel; Halliday, Simon; Landini, Fabio - 2015
This paper studies the role of autonomy and reciprocity in explaining control averse responses in principal …-agents interactions. While most of the social psychology literature emphasizes the role of autonomy, recent economic research has provided …). If control aversion is driven mainly by autonomy, then it should persist in the third-party treatment. Our results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307467
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Trust and control at the workplace: evidence from representative samples of employees in Europe
Grund, Christian; Harbring, Christine - 2009
performance appraisal systems, monitoring by supervisors, autonomy to organize the work) and individuals' inclination to trust … strict working time regulations, monitoring and lack of autonomy - all indicators for control at the workplace - are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269411