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The effect of child care on family structure : theory and evidence
Bauernschuster, Stefan; Borck, Rainald - 2012
data from Germany, we also present empirical evidence which is consistent with this finding. -- marriage ; divorce ; single … mothers than for single mothers. We show that this increases the number of single mothers and the divorce rate. Using survey …
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Common law marriage and male/female convergence in labor supply and time use
Grossbard-Shechtman, Shoshana; Vernon, Victoria - 2014
Does availability of common law marriage (CLM henceforth) in the U.S help explain variation in the labor force participation, hours of work and hours of household production of men and women over time and across states? As CLM offers more legal protection to household producers at the margin...
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Household behavior and the marriage market
Del Boca, Daniela; Flinn, Christopher J. - 2013
There is some controversy in the field of household economics regarding the efficiency of household decisions. We make the point that a flexible specification of spousal preferences and the household production technology precludes the possibility of using revealed preference data on household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010201289
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Dynamic effects of educational assortative mating on labor supply
Gihleb, Rania; Lifshitz, Osnat - 2016
In 30% of young American couples the wife is more educated than the husband. Those women are characterized by a substantially higher employment (all else equal), which in turn amplifies income inequality across couples. Using NLSY79, we formulate and structurally estimate a dynamic life-cycle...
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Marriage with Labour Supply
Jacquemet, Nicolas - 2011
supply. We characterize the steady-state equilibrium when exogenous divorce is the only source of risk. The estimated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013119348
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The Effects of Divorce Risk on the Labour Supply of Married Couples
Papps, Kerry L. - 2006
to the labour market when they are confronted with a high likelihood of divorce and vice versa. Similarly, work hours …. These predictions are tested using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979. Marriage and divorce … found to work more when they face a high probability of divorce. This relationship holds both over an individual's life …
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Marriage and Housework
Borra, Cristina - 2017
This paper provides insights into the welfare gains of forming a couple by estimating how much of the difference in housework time between single and married individuals is causal and how much is due to selection. Using longitudinal data from Australia, UK and US, we find that selection into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012957469
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When Homemakers are Compensated : The Effect of the Homemaking Provision on Spousal Time Allocation
Wong, Ho-Po Crystal - 2021
The liberalization of divorce laws has reduced the commitment value of marriage and household specialization. I examine … division of marital properties at divorce affects spousal time allocation. Conceivably such law could enhance the gender … unilateral divorce regimes where it is difficult for partners to make long-term commitment to their partners. Consistent with the …
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Marriage and housework
Borra, Cristina; Browning, Martin James; Sevilla, Almudena - 2017
This paper provides insights into the welfare gains of forming a couple by estimating how much of the difference in housework time between single and married individuals is causal and how much is due to selection. Using longitudinal data from Australia, UK and US, we find that selection into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011647542
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Polygamy and female labour supply in Senegal
Cudeville, Elisabeth; Guénard, Charlotte; Robilliard, … - 2017
In this paper, we explore the links between polygyny and female labour supply in Senegal using a nationally representative survey. In a reduced-form approach, we first measure the impact of polygyny on participation using a joint model of spouse participation. The identification of the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011656317