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Modeling employment dynamics with state dependence and unobserved heterogeneity
Prowse, Victoria - 2010
equally effective tools for reducing non-employment. However, non-employment among women with young children is more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003958927
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The labour supply of women in STEM
Schlenker, Eva - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 4 (2015) 12, pp. 1-17
probability of being out of the labour force. The estimation results show furthermore that women in STEM work less hours in … implemented. Using data from EU-SILC, the author finds that women, especially mothers, in STEM work more hours, but have a higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279604
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Children, Kitchen, Church : Does Ethnicity Matter?
Zaiceva, Anzelika - 2007
Gender role attitudes are well-known determinants of female labor supply. This paper examines the strength of those attitudes using time diaries on childcare, food management and religious activities provided by the British Time Use Survey. Given the low labor force participation of females from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012775697
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Stung by pension reforms: the impact of a change in state pension age on mental health and life satisfaction of affected women
Della Giusta, Marina; Longhi, Simonetta - 2020
Several reforms increased the state pension age (SPA) in the UK and equalised it to age 65 for both men and women. We … on various aspects of personal, financial, and mental wellbeing. The effect is larger for women who have to wait longer … to reach their SPA, and smaller for women with a partner (compared to those without a partner). The effect of the reform …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012266092
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Channels of labour supply responses of lone parents to changed work incentives
Gong, Xiaodong; Breunig, Robert - 2013
In this paper, we investigate the response of female lone parents to two reforms to the welfare system in Australia. We look at changes to both hours and participation and focus on the channels of adjustment, in particular the role of job changes for adjustment in hours. We highlight the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009793035
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Anatomy of welfare reform evaluation : announcement and implementation effects
Blundell, Richard W.; Francesconi, Marco; Klaauw, … - 2011
explicitly allows for announcement and implementation effects. We explore several mechanisms through which women can respond to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009516923
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Anatomy of Welfare Reform Evaluation : Announcement and Implementation Effects
Blundell, Richard W. - 2011
explicitly allows for announcement and implementation effects. We explore several mechanisms through which women can respond to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013119013
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Universal childcare for the youngest and the maternal labour supply
Kunze, Astrid; Liu, Xingfei - 2019
In this paper, we investigate whether the expansion of childcare leads to an increase in the female labour supply. We measure female labour supply at both the extensive and intensive margin. For identification, we exploit a nationwide reform that expanded childcare for 1–2- year-olds in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011973903
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Universal childcare for the youngest and the maternal labour supply
Kunze, Astrid; Liu, Xingfei - 2019
In this paper, we investigate whether the expansion of childcare leads to an increase in the female labour supply. We measure female labour supply at both the extensive and intensive margin. For identification, we exploit a nationwide reform that expanded childcare for 1-2- year-olds in Norway....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011979049
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Gender, Time Use and Public Policy Over the Life Cycle
Apps, Patricia F. - 2005
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012784078