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Berufsbedingte Pendelmobilität, Geschlecht und Stress
Augustijn, Lara - 2018
werden kann. Zudem wird untersucht, wie das Geschlecht der Pendler auf diesen Zusammenhang wirkt. Analysen auf Basis des … commuters' subjective perception of stress. In addition, it is also taken into account how the commuters' gender may influence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011883233
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Is it money or brains? The determinants of intra-family decision power
Bertocchi, Graziella; Brunetti, Marianna; Torricelli, … - 2012
We empirically study the determinants of intra-household decision power with respect to economic and financial choices using a suitable direct measure provided in the 1989-2010 Bank of Italy Survey of Household Income and Wealth. Focusing on a sample of couples, we evaluate the effect of each...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010283986
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Household models: an historical perspective
Apps, Patricia; Rees, Ray - 2007
This paper is a survey of the literature on theoretical models of the household, paying particular attention to some of the earlier contributions, and using them to place the current state of the theory in perspective. One of its aims is to suggest that the literature's neglect of Samuelson's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264270
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Is the quantity-quality trade-off a trade-off for all, none, or some?
Millimet, Daniel L.; Wang, Le - 2009
supporting such a causal relationship - particularly on child health - is limited. We use two measures of child health to asses …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269179
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Remittances and Gender: Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Evidence
Holst, Elke; Schäfer, Andrea; Schrooten, Mechthild - 2011
In this paper, we focus on network- and gender-specific determinants of remittances, which are often explained …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600996
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The Theory of Differential Overqualification: Does it Work?
Büchel, Felix; Battu, Harminder - 2002
The theory of differential overqualification, developed by Robert Frank (1978), claims that married women in smaller labor markets have a higher risk of working in jobs for which they are overqualified. This stems from the problem of dual job search for couples which is much more difficult to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262730
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Time allocation between work and family over the life-cycle: a comparative gender analysis of Italy, France, Sweden and the United States
Anxo, Dominique - 2007
This article analyses the extent to which changes in household composition over the life course affect the gender … most recent data available from the Time Use National Surveys. We focus on gender differences in the allocation of time …), we show large discrepancies in the gender division of labour at the different life stages. This gender gap exists in all …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268115
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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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Egalitarian religion and economics
Chiswick, Carmel Ullman - 2010
The role of women in the ritual of many religions changed dramatically at the end of the 20th century, to the point where full participation by women was the norm by 2000 rather than the rarity that it had been 30 years earlier. This paper considers some aspects of the economic context that help...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272758
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Remittances and gender: Theoretical considerations and empirical evidence
Holst, Elke; Schäfer, Andrea; Schrooten, Mechthild - 2011
In this paper, we focus on network- and gender-specific determinants of remittances, which are often explained …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274695