In this paper we compare gender differences in the allocation of time to market work, domestic work, child care, and leisure over the life cycle. Time use profiles for these activity categories are constructed on survey data for three countries: Australia, the UK and Germany. We discuss the...

Using German panel data from 1984 to 2007, we analyze the impact of labor division between husband and wife on the risk of divorce. Gary Becker's theory of marriage predicts that specialization in domestic and market work, respectively, reduces the risk of separation. Traditionally, the...

Wie können die gesellschaftspolitischen Rahmenbedingungen in Deutschland für die Erwerbsbeteiligung besonders von Frauen verbessert werden? Diese Untersuchung, entstanden im Rahmen des von der Bertelsmann-Stiftung und dem Bundesfamilienministerium (BMSFSJ) initiierten Projekts "Balance von...

"We evaluate the effects of the transition from cohabitation to marriage on household domestic and market work hours using a sample of working couples. For this purpose we use the 21 first waves of the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSEOP). We adapt to system GMM estimation the estimator presented...