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Who does the shopping? : German time-use evidence, 1996 – 2009
Procher, Vivien; Vance, Colin - 2013
geschlechterspezifische Ungleichheit im Einkaufsverhalten zwischen Paaren genauer zu untersuchen. Die Analyse umfasst 4,175 Paare, die … Einkaufsverhaltens in Deutschland zählen der jeweilige Erwerbstatus von Mann und Frau, sowie die Anzahl der Kinder im Haushalt. Zudem … wird das intrafamiliäre Einkaufsverhalten maßgeblich durch Führerscheinbesitz und freien Zugriff auf einen Pkw beeinflusst. …
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The gendered division of paid and domestic work under lockdown
Andrew, Alison; Cattan, Sarah; Dias, Mónica Costa; … - 2021
This paper provides novel empirical evidence on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the division of labour among parents of school-aged children in two-parent opposite-gender families. In line with existing evidence, we find that mothers' paid work took a larger hit than that of fathers, and...
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Gender gaps in time use : pan-European evidence from school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic
Elsner, Benjamin; Jindal, Manvi; Mascherini, Massimiliano; … - 2024
We study the impact of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic on the time allocated to paid and unpaid work within households. We use panel data from 27 EU countries and isolate the impact of school closures by comparing parents and non-parents. We find no evidence that school closures had...
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If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands : how do mothers and fathers really feel about child caregiving?
Connelly, Rachel; Kimmel, Jean - 2013
This paper considers the question posed by popular media, do women like doing child care more than men? Using experienced emotions data paired with 24 hour time diaries from the 2010 American Time Use Survey, the paper explores gender differences in how men and women who have done some child...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009783670
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Honey, I’ll be working late tonight. : The effect of individual work routines on leisure time synchronization of couples
Scheffel, Juliane - 2010
German time use data for 2001/02 are used to assess the impact of workplace characteristics on the private life of couples. The major aim is to solve the endogeneity resulting from individual preferences for work and leisure to identify the pure effects of the workplace independent from other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003953003
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Time use dynamics in paid work and household activities of married women : a panel analysis with household information and regional labour demand
Merz, Joachim - 1992
Die Dynamik multipler Zeitverwendung in Beruf und Haushalt mit Hausarbeit, Kindererziehung und "Do … multinomialen Logit-Ansatz folgt eine selektivitätskorrigierte simultane Schätzung multipler Zeitverwendung (C3SLS). Mikrodatenbasis … Arbeitsnachfrage. -- Dynamik multipler Zeitverwendung ; Markt- und nichtmarktmäßige Aktivitäten ; Arbeitsangebot von Frauen ; Multiples …
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Commuting time and household responsibilities : evidence using propensity score matching
Gimenez-Nadal, José Ignacio; Molina, José Alberto - 2015
The growth in women's participation in the labor force has attracted attention to the gender differences in commuting behavior, and to their implications. This study analyses the relationship between individual commuting behavior and household responsibilities, with a focus on gender differences...
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You've Come a Long Way, Baby. Effects of Commuting Times on Couples' Labour Supply
Carta, Francesca - 2015
This paper explores the effects of husbands' commuting time on their wives' labour market participation and on family time allocation. We develop a unitary family model of labour supply, which includes commuting times and household production. In a pure leisure model longer commuting time for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013023495
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Who Does the Shopping? – German Timeuse Evidence, 1996–2009
Procher, Vivien; Vance, Colin - 2013
The labor force participation rate of women and men is converging in industrialized countries, but disparities nevertheless remain with respect to unpaid activities. Shopping for household maintenance, in particular, is a time-consuming, out-of-home activity that continues to be undertaken...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014161880
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Total work and gender: Facts and possible explanations
Burda, Michael; Hamermesh, Daniel S.; Weil, Philippe - 2012
Surveys and sets of microeconomic data from Australia and Germany. …
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