We hypothesize that an individual's time use choices are contingent on the time use choices of others because the … utility derived from leisure time often benefits from the presence of companionable others inside and outside the household …. We develop a model of time use, and demonstrate that its consistency with the behaviour of British working couples in the …

of the exchange rate uncertainty. Formerly, the latter influenced foreign trade. At the same time, however, the autonomy …

to recover initial sunk costs over a shorter time frame. Our research, based on survey data for nearly 600 British and …

Zum Zeitpunkt der deutschen Wiedervereinigung befand sich die westdeutsche Volkswirtschaft bereits seit einiger Zeit in …

this period its exchange rate versus the US dollar has remained comparatively stable. However, the Bank of England has … not explained by either the Bank of England or HM Treasury. …

men, women are often part-time employed and the allocation of working time over the life-cycle is linked to family … and in labor market attachment. This paper analyzes empirically macroeconomic trends and life-cycle profiles in full-time … and part-time employment of different skill groups of women in the UK and West Germany. The analysis is based on large …