Hamermesh, Daniel S. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
Using time-diary data from the U.S. and six wealthy European countries, I demonstrate that non-partnered mothers spend … slightly less time performing childcare, but much less time in other household activities than partnered mothers. Unpartnered … mothers' total work time--paid work and household production--is slightly less than partnered women's. In the U.S. but not …