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countries as well - gender differences in employment and wages still persist. -- Intra-household division of labor ; time …
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This article explores the gender gap in time allocation in Europe, offering up-to-date statistics and information on … individuals devote to paid work, unpaid work, and child care, and the gender gaps in these activities, but most research refers to … single countries, and general patterns are rarely explored. Cross-country evidence on gender gaps in paid work, unpaid work …
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countries as well – gender differences in employment and wages still persist …
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The gender care gap, i.e., the difference between the amount of unpaid care work-such as childcare and housework … consistently when starting a family. At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, many feared that the gender care gap may … grow even larger. In fact, empirical analyses show that gender differences in care work did increase in young families at …
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work done by parents. There is much speculation over whether the pandemic increased or decreased gender equality in …
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work done by parents. There is much speculation over whether the pandemic increased or decreased gender equality in …
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relatives, with women acting as caregivers far more frequently than men. This difference, known as the gender care gap, varies … institutional, societal, and labor market factors that are related to the gender care gap across European countries. The results … show that the gap is smaller in countries that spend more on the formal care system. In addition, they show that the gender …
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While most studies on wealth inequality focus on the inequality between households, this paper examines the distribution of wealth within couples. For this purpose, we make use of unique individual level micro data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP). In married and cohabiting...
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While most studies on wealth inequality focus on the inequality between households, this paper examines the distribution of wealth within couples. For this purpose, we make use of unique individual level micro data from the German socio-economic panel study. In married and cohabiting couples...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011538848
The present paper quantifies the economic consequences of eliminating the system of income splitting in Germany. We apply a dynamic simulation model with overlapping generations where single and married agents have to decide on labor supply and homework facing income and lifespan risk. The...
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