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European mothers' time with children : differences and similarities across nine countries

Joesch, Jutta M.; Spieß, Christa Katharina - 2002

We use data from the 1996 wave of the European Community Household Panel to present and compare the weekly number of hours mothers of children less than 16 years of age reported looking after children in nine European countries in 1996. In addition, we explore to what extent cross-country...

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On the Economics of Marriage - A Theory of Marriage, Labor and Divorce. Out of print. Published originally by Westview Press in 1993 under name Grossbard-Shechtman

Grossbard, Shoshana - 1993

This book presents a theory that integrates marriage markets and labor markets (Part 2). She uses data, primarily from … individual and market labor supply and marital outcomes, including bargaining power, polygamy, marriage contract, divorce and … differentials in marriage. Part 5 provides further applications to the study of cohabitation, divorce, and polygamy. Part 6 examines …

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On the Economics of Marriage - A Theory of Marriage, Labor and Divorce.

Grossbard, Shoshana - 1993

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Macroeconomic Implications of Changes in Social Security Rules

Bagis, Bilal - 2017

The Turkish social insurance system has been feverishly debated for years, particularly through its burden on the economy. The most recent reform is an attempt to neutralize the deterioration within the social security system and its effects on the economy. After the recent reform, ‘the way...

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Employment of Mothers After Childbirth: French-German Comparison

Weber, Andrea Maria; Lauer, Charlotte - 2003

This paper compares the work attachment of French and German women after childbirth. Both fertility and employment of mothers are higher in France than in Germany. Since the sample of mothers deciding on employment after a child is born might not be representative for all women, we take account...

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The Competitive Saving Motive: Concept, Evidence, and Implications

Wei, Shang-Jin; Zhang, Xiaobo - 2015

competitive saving motive is defined as saving to improve one's status relative to other competitors for dating and marriage …

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The intensity of COVID-19 Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions and labor market outcomes in the public sector

Marcén, Miriam; Morales, Marina - 2020

This paper examines whether the intensity of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) during the COVID-19 pandemic has differentially impacted the public sector labor market outcomes. This extends the analysis of the already documented negative economic consequences from COVID-19 and their...

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Initial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Employment and Hours of Self-Employed Coupled and Single Workers by Gender and Parental Status

Kalenkoski, Charlene M.; Pabilonia, Sabrina Wulff - 2020

This study examines the initial impact of COVID-19 shutdowns on the employment and hours of unincorporated self-employed workers using data from the Current Population Survey. Although the shutdowns decreased employment and hours for all groups, differential effects by gender, couple status, and...

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COVID-19 School Closures and Parental Labor Supply in the United States

Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Marcén, Miriam; Morales, Marina - 2020

We examine the role of school closures in contributing to the negative labor market impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. We collect detailed daily information on school closures at the school-district level, which we merge to individual level data on various employment and socio- demographic...

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Do you have time to take a walk together? Private and joint time within the household

Browning, Martin; Donni, Olivier; Gørtz, Mette - 2020

We develop a theoretical model for the intra-household allocation of time and consumption. The model distinguishes between the partners? joint and private leisure time. We estimate the parameters of our model on a Danish time use survey with information on time allocation and expenditures. The...

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