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In this paper we shall examine homeownership trends over the past 3 to 4 decades and discuss differences related to the homeownership gap for women and men, with a focus on most recent trends. We shall compare differences in the US to those in countries with different institutional structures...
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large gift occur in the first years after marriage and also immediately after divorce. Women are clearly disadvantaged as …
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We investigate the role of individual labor income as a moderator of parental subjective well-being trajectories before and after first childbirth for couples living in Germany. Analyzing German Socio-economic Panel Survey data, we found that income matters negatively for parental subjective...
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Using data from national socio-economic panel surveys in Australia, Britain and Germany, this paper analyzes the effects of individual preferences and choices on subjective well-being (SWB). It is shown that, in all three countries, preferences and choices relating to life goals/values,...
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Using data from national socio-economic panel surveys in Australia, Britain and Germany, this paper analyzes the effects of individual preferences and choices on subjective well-being (SWB). It is shown that, in all three countries, preferences and choices relating to life goals/values,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014131754
- into marriage as well as into cohabitation. Supplementary analysis of intra-household time use suggests that specialization …, if any, is part of the selection process from single to cohabitation to marriage … more attractive on the marriage market). We analyze the cohabiting and the marital wage premium in Germany using a shifting …
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This study investigates the determinants of women’s labor supply in the household context. The main focus is on the effect of a change in male partner’s wages on women’s work hours. This is linked to the broader question of whether married and cohabiting women make different economic...
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Families produce health, but changing family structures are also held responsible for negative health outcomes in today’s societies. In this paper we analyse how the health of young children in Germany may change when parents separate. Data from the GSOEP show that children living in...
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This paper estimates the effect of an individual's unemployment on the level of social participation of their spouse. Using German panel data, it is shown that unemployment has a strong negative effect on public social activities of both directly and indirectly affected spouses. Private social...
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This study examined gender differences in the consequences of divorce for multiple measures of psychological, economic, and domestic well-being. I used household panel data from the German SOEP, retaining the link between initially married couples (N = 755) to compare both spouses over a period...
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