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Intergenerational economic mobility and assortative mating
Ermisch, John (contributor); Francesconi, Marco (contributor) - 2005
capital, which are larger in Germany than Britain. -- intergenerational links ; marriage market ; assortative mating …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003285425
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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 … employment rates, significantly increases marriage and marital birth rates, and leads to a substantial increase in the total … marriage specific capital. -- divorce ; fertility ; bargaining ; intrahousehold allocations ; Austria …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009679924
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On the Emergence of Toyboys : Equilibrium Matching With Ageing and Uncertain Careers
Coles, Melvyn G.; Francesconi, Marco - 2021
incompleteness in the marriage market and the assumption that the marginal gain to marrying someone rich is greatest for someone poor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317210
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Intergenerational Economic Mobility and Assortative Mating
Ermisch, John; Francesconi, Marco; Siedler, Thomas - 2021
We use data from the German Socio-Economic Panel and the British Household Panel Survey to estimate the extent of intergenerational economic mobility in a framework that highlights the role played by assortative mating. We find that assortative mating plays an important role. On average about...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318133
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An Economic Model of Child Custody
Francesconi, Marco; Muthoo, Abhinay - 2021
rights. Because of the presence of transaction costs in marriage, altruistic parents cannot contract upon the investments …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319778
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On the Emergence of Toyboys: Equilibrium Matching with Ageing and Uncertain Careers
Coles, Melvyn G.; Francesconi, Marco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
incompleteness in the marriage market and the assumption that the marginal gain to marrying someone rich is greatest for someone poor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763746
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Job changes, hours changes and labour market flexibility: Panel data evidence for Britain
Blundell, Richard W.; Brewer, Mike; Francesconi, Marco - 2005
This study uses the first twelve waves of the British Household Panel Survey covering the period 1991-2002 to investigate the extent of constraints on desired hours of work within jobs and the degree of flexibility of the labour market for a sample of women. Our main findings are as follows....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010292936
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Job changes, hours changes and the path of labour supply adjustment
Blundell, Richard; Brewer, Mike; Francesconi, Marco - 2005
This paper uses the first twelve waves of the British Household Panel Survey covering the period 1991-2002 to investigate single women's labour supply changes in response to three tax and benefit policy reforms that occurred in the 1990s. We find evidence of small labour supply effects for two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293093
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The Effect of Lone Motherhood on the Smoking Behaviour of Young Adults
Francesconi, Marco; Jenkins, Stephen P.; Siedler, Thomas - 2009
We provide evidence that living with an unmarried mother during childhood raises smoking propensities for young adults in Germany.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600861
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Scheidungskinder rauchen mehr
Francesconi, Marco; Jenkins, Stephen P.; Schimeta, Quirin; … - In: DIW Wochenbericht 77 (2010) 34, pp. 2-7
Die massiven Gesundheitsschäden, die Rauchen verursacht, sind allseits bekannt. Die Gründe, warum Menschen zu Rauchern werden, sind hingegen nicht so offenkundig. Der vorliegende Bericht untersucht den Zusammenhang von Familienform und Rauchverhalten von jungen Menschen in Deutschland auf...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011602219