This paper examines whether and how the marital satisfaction of Japanese couples is related to the housework the spouse … satisfaction when the other spouse performs more housework on weekdays. Japanese dual-earner couples are unable to spend more time …

This paper estimates the impact of fertility on mothers' labour supply in Australia, using exogenous variation in … family size generated by twin births and the gender mix of siblings. Results show that having more than one child decreases … results obtained with the same methodology for other countries, the effects for Australia are large, which partly reflects the …

. Additionally, satisfaction with family life increases, which may be a hidden benefit of being unemployed. In contrast, satisfaction … higher satisfaction with free time, while time spent on hobbies increases to a lesser extent than home production …

. Additionally, satisfaction with family life increases, which may be a hidden benefit of being unemployed. In contrast, satisfaction … higher satisfaction with free time, while time spent on hobbies increases to a lesser extent than home production …

. Additionally, satisfaction with family life increases, which may be a hidden benefit of being unemployed. In contrast, satisfaction … higher satisfaction with free time, while time spent on hobbies increases to a lesser extent than home production …

This essay, an entry for the on-line Sloan Work and Family Encyclopedia, provides an overview of work-family challenges …

satisfaction are used as an empirical approximation of true wellbeing. Our results indicate that well-being is generally lower … over a wide interval of the partner’s working hours. -- Subjective well-being ; life satisfaction ; working time …

to investigate the interplay of work identity and hours of work in determining subjective wellbeing (job satisfaction …, job-related anxiety and depression, and life satisfaction). We find that for a given level of hours, having a stronger … depression rather than reported satisfaction. The relationships between hours and wellbeing are generally strengthened when …