This paper explains variation in the labor supply of male and female employees by taking into account differences in conflict management strategies in Dutch households. While existing accounts on labor supply either emphasize household restrictions, firm influences or institutional constraints...

Erwerbsarbeit hat nach wie vor ihren wirtschaftlichen Stellenwert. Sie ist notwendige Voraussetzung für die personale und soziale Anerkennung, sie gewährleistet ein Einkommen, und sie garantiert durch ihre enge Anbindung an die Sozialpolitik soziale Sicherheit. Dennoch ist sie bereits heute...

Private households' demand for support in housekeeping, childcare and care of elderly is increasing. In Germany, it is met mainly by undocumented work. The report shows that this constellation is eased by legal and institutional regulations: Social as well as tax legislation promote a "marginal...

This paper analyzes the time allocation of Italian spouses to paid work, childcare and household work. The literature suggests that Italian husbands contribute the least to unpaid household work, relative to other European countries, while Italian women have the lowest market employment rates....

The paper consists of three parts. The first part presents empirical results on the economic situation among Japanese households with children. The second part compares and analyzes cross-national micro-data on households with children. And, lastly, I discuss attitudes toward child-rearing...