Frauen und Männer haben unterschiedliche Präferenzen hinsichtlich des Umfangs ihrer Arbeitszeit. Eine Auswertung des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) verdeutlicht, dass die Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf eine zentrale Ursache für divergierende Arbeitszeitwünsche darstellt. Allerdings...

Mit der sogenannten Brückenteilzeit will es die Bundesregierung Teilzeitbeschäftigten erleichtern, in ein Vollzeitbeschäftigungsverhältnis zurückzukehren. Die implizite Annahme hinter diesem Vorstoß ist, dass es viele Teilzeitbeschäftigte gebe, denen es nicht gelingt, ihren Wunsch nach...

Since the millennium, the labor market participation of women and mothers is increasing across European countries. Several work/care policy measures underlie this evolution. At the same time, the labor market behavior of men and fathers, as well as their involvement in care work, is relatively...

This paper analyzes the question why desired and actual sharing of market work and family duties among parents with young children in Germany fall apart. Potential explanations include financial incentives favoring the single-earner model, as well as constraints in choosing working hours due to...

The paper extends a static discrete-choice labor supply model by adding participation and hours constraints. We identify restrictions by survey information on the eligibility and search activities of individuals as well as actual and desired hours. This provides for a more robust identification...

Since the millennium, the labor market participation of women and mothers is increasing across European countries. Several work/care policy measures underlie this evolution. At the same time, the labor market behavior of men and fathers, as well as their involvement in care work, is relatively...