The time devoted to housework in couple households is substantial. Research on intrahousehold time allocations has … generally assumed that housework is a necessary evil and that the partner with the lower opportunity cost of time in the market …

employed. The idea is to compare the difference between the net income from market work and the unemployment benefits that have …This discussion paper provides new calculations on the impact of the value of lost housework on the decision to become … housework done. The changes implemented during the 1990’s in the eligibility, duration and level of benefits have virtually …

sich in Daten aus der Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit für Beschäftigung, Erwerbstätigkeit, Arbeitslosigkeit und … Arbeitslosigkeit ist bei Frauen etwas höher als bei Männern. Sie ist sowohl bei Frauen wie bei Männern deutlich zurückgegangen …. Insbesondere bei jungen Frauen ist der Rückgang der Arbeitslosigkeit überdurchschnittlich ausgeprägt. In …

auch ein höheres Einkommen realisieren können - eher dazu ihre Familie zu erweitern als weniger gebildete Männer. Außerdem …

persistent effect on subsequent employment and income. After initial periods with a higher incidence of sick leave, treated … treated workers, who manage to stay in employment, incur persistent income losses. The effects are stronger for sub-groups of …

, even the probability of returning from unemployment to employment can increase. Gender-specific differences are discussed. … life are quantified in a multidimensional approach of poverty and wealth: Individual income, current health, occupational … autonomy or employment status and also the mentioned life satisfaction. Data used in this publication were made available by …

. For both men and women those who enter from unemployment or inactivity are less successful in terms of income and the … among men who are economically inactive and lowest among women who are wage-earners. Analysing self-employment performance … employment status prior to entering self-employment. As performance measures we use income from self-employment, number of …

increase in the transition rate from self-employment to unemployment and an unequal benefits to contributions ratio across … larger earnings fluctuations than employees and that they frequently transition into unemployment. Given the self …-employed are not eligible to unemployment insurance, I analyze the provision of benefits targeted at these risks using a calibrated …

flexible multi-state Mixed Proportional Hazard specifications for transition rates between employment, unemployment, and … welfare/non-participation. Our main finding is that after longer periods of employment with high income, individuals …' transition rates from unemployment to employment increase. Longer periods of non-employment generally decrease future transition …

Is working more than monetary income? This paper attempts to give an answer to this question on the basis of the German … household income, the monetary value of participating in the labour force is assessed. It is found that this monetary value is … substantial for many individuals and that it varies strongly with personal characteristics such as age and gender.Women suffer …