Europeans have worked less than Americans since the 1970s. In this paper, we quantify the relative importance of the extensive and intensive margins of aggregate hours of market work on the observed differences. Our counterfactual exercises show that the two dimensions of the extensive margin,...

Europeans have worked less than Americans since the 1970s. In this paper, we quantify the relative importance of the extensive and intensive margins of aggregate hours of market work on the observed differences. Our counterfactual exercises show that the two dimensions of the extensive margin,...

Showcasing data from all areas of the ILC program and other sources, Charting International Labor Comparisons is a gateway to explore how key labor market and other national economic measurements compare across countries. There are links to previous editions of the Chartbook of International...

In seinem Kommentar diskutiert Stefan Fuchs, Institut für Demografie, Allgemeinwohl und Familie (IDAF) e.V., Sankt Augustin, die Programmatik der »nachhaltigen Familienpolitik« und den Paradigmenwechsel zum Leitbild vollzeitiger oder zumindest »vollzeitnaher« Erwerbstätigkeit von Müttern....