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Commuting time and household responsibilities : evidence using propensity score matching
Gimenez-Nadal, José Ignacio; Molina, José Alberto - 2015
The growth in women's participation in the labor force has attracted attention to the gender differences in commuting behavior, and to their implications. This study analyses the relationship between individual commuting behavior and household responsibilities, with a focus on gender differences...
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Differences in Us-German Time Allocation : Why Do Americans Work Longer Hours than Germans?
Schettkat, Ronald - 2021
The conventional view is that Americans work longer hours than Germans and other Europeans but when time in household production is included, overall working time is very similar on both sides of the Atlantic. Americans spend more time on market work but German invest more in household...
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The gender gap in time allocation in Europe
Gimenez-Nadal, José Ignacio; Molina, José Alberto - 2020
This article explores the gender gap in time allocation in Europe, offering up-to-date statistics and information on several factors that may help to explain these differences. Prior research has identified several factors affecting the time individuals devote to paid work, unpaid work, and...
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Time use and life satisfaction within couples : a gender analysis for Belgium
Rock, Bram de; Périlleux, Guillaume - 2021
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Time use and life satisfaction within couples : a gender analysis for Belgium
Rock, Bram de; Périlleux, Guilaume - In: Feminist economics 29 (2023) 4, pp. 1-35
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Moral entitlements and aspiration formation in asymmetric bargaining : experimental evidence from Germany and China
Hennig-Schmidt, Heike; Walkowitz, Gari - In: Games 8 (2017) 4, pp. 1-25
Using a unique experimental data set, we investigate how asymmetric legal rights shape bargainers’ aspiration levels through moral entitlements derived from equity norms and number prominence. Aspiration formation is typically hard to observe in real life. Our study involves 15 negotiations...
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Making dough or baking dough? : spousal housework responsibilities in Germany, 1992 - 2011
Procher, Vivien; Ritter, Nolan; Vance, Colin - 2014
Drawing on German household data from 1992 to 2011, this paper analyzes how couples allocate housework against the … - influence his or her contribution to housework? (2) If so, does the magnitude of this influence differ by gender? and (3) How … important are traditional gender roles on housework allocation? We address these issues by applying a panel quantile regression …
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Undoing gender with institutions : lessons from the German division and reunification
Lippmann, Quentin; Georgieff, Alexandre; … - 2019
earn more than their husbands without having to increase their number of housework hours, put their marriage at risk or …
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Donations and unpaid activities
Hübler, Olaf - 2023
Donations and unpaid working are two important forms of non-market activities that are usually considered separately in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to empirically test hypotheses on determinants of giving to organizations. In particular, the importance of voluntary work for...
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You CanﾒT Be Happier than Your Wife : Happiness Gaps and Divorce
Guven, Cahit - 2009
This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts divorce. We use three panel databases to explore this question. Controlling for the level of life satisfaction of spouses, we find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first...
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