housework in heterosexual dual-earner couples. Relying on the second wave of Harmonised European Time Use Survey (HETUS) data … for 10 European countries, we estimate spousal relative worktime and housework to analyse within-couple time …-use arrangements. The results show that the disparity between a wife's and a husband's workhours is gradually narrowing, yet housework …

document both the direct employment changes of individuals affected by trade exposure, as well as the employment response of … increasing labour force participation at older ages, and by moving into self-employment. This is true both in response to their … employment responses reflect differing opportunities in the self-employed sector: male workers exposed to import competition …

investigating household responses, and the self-employment margin, to fully understand the effects of trade shocks. … against lost household earnings by increasing labour supply. We find that both own and partner responses to the shock vary … ages, and by moving into solo self-employment. This is true both in response to their own trade exposure, and as an ‘added …

' paid work took a larger hit than that of fathers, and that mothers spent substantially longer doing childcare and housework …

by age, education, wealth, sex and household composition. In aggregate, social assistance dominates unemployment …

, families with a child make consumption, labor supply, and child-care decisions within a static, unitary household model. On the … on parental employment and wages, child care choices, child development, and center quality. We use our estimates to …