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Well-being and Trust in the Workplace
Helliwell, John F.; Huang, Haifang - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2008
This paper summarizes and extends our recent work using life satisfaction regressions to estimate the relative values …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005714136
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How's Life at Home? New Evidence on Marriage and the Set Point for Happiness
Helliwell, John F.; Grover, Shawn - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
find that the married have a less deep U-shape in life satisfaction across age groups than do the unmarried, indicating … that marriage may help ease the causes of the mid-life dip in life satisfaction and that the benefits of marriage are … marriage and life satisfaction, and find that well-being effects of marriage are about twice as large for those whose spouse is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114858
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Female Labor Supply: Why is the US Falling Behind?
Blau, Francine; Kahn, Lawrence - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
fallen to 17th. We find that the expansion of "family-friendly" policies including parental leave and part-time work …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010969459
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The Marriage Market, Labor Supply and Education Choice
Meghir, Costas; Chiappori, Pierré-Andre; Dias, Monica Costa - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2015
We develop an equilibrium lifecycle model of education, marriage and labor supply and consumption in a transferable utility context. Individuals start by choosing their investments in education anticipating returns in the marriage market and the labor market. They then match based on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011252666
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Substitution Between Individual and Cultural Capital: Pre-Migration Labor Supply, Culture and US Labor Market Outcomes Among Immigrant Women
Blau, Francine; Kahn, Lawrence - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
In this paper we use New Immigrant Survey data to investigate the impact of immigrant women's own labor supply prior to migrating and female labor supply in their source country to provide evidence on the role of human capital and culture in affecting their labor supply and wages in the United...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009226782
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The Disappearing Gender Gap: The Impact of Divorce, Wages, and Preferences on Education Choices and Women's Work
Fernandez, Raquel; Wong, Joyce Cheng - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
quantitative contributions of the many significant changes in the economic environment, family structure, and social norms that … family structure changes, we find that a simple change in preferences towards work can account for the remaining change in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009325524
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Does Menstruation Explain Gender Gaps in Work Absenteeism?
Rockoff, Jonah E.; Herrmann, Mariesa A. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010
Ichino and Moretti (2009) find that menstruation may contribute to gender gaps in absenteeism and earnings, based on evidence that absences of young female Italian bank employees follow a 28-day cycle. We analyze absenteeism of teachers and find no evidence of increased female absenteeism on a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693989
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Gender Roles and Medical Progress
Albanesi, Stefania; Olivetti, Claudia - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009
The entry of married women into the labor force is one of the most notable economic phenomena of the twentieth century. We argue that medical progress played a critical role in this process. Improved maternal health alleviated the adverse effects of pregnancy and childbirth on women's ability to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005714068
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Gender, Source Country Characteristics and Labor Market Assimilation Among Immigrants: 1980-2000
Blau, Francine; Kahn, Lawrence; Papps, Kerry L. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2008
when we control for wage offers and family formation decisions, as well as when we control for the emigration rate from the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005714520
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From Mill Town to Board Room: The Rise of Women's Paid Labor
Costa, Dora L. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2000
demand factors and by the characteristics, expectations, and social norms regarding work and family of different cohorts of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005718852