labour market, and tend to delay the birth of their first child. All these trends are likely to influence intra-household … relations and consequently the family decision process. To investigate this matter, we estimate a household collective labour …

affected by the difficulty of combining work and family. New research suggests immigration lowers the cost of household …

may feature a more egalitarian allocation of parenting vs. labor supply tasks at the household level, by increasing …

aligns broadly with traditional theories of the household, yet the role of the 'doing-gender' hypothesis is non-negligible. …

, and child care is offered, and explanations based on education, earnings, and household structure are presented, using …

allocates more time to paid work and less time to household production. The effect is evident for the daughters-in-law who co …-reside with mothers-in-law who have completed at least secondary education. The mother-in-law's time allocated to household … household production. Heterogeneity in results is observed by socio-religious groups and by the extent of patriarchy in the …

smoothing household consumption in environments characterized by income volatility. We use comparable individual data on about 1 …

smoothing household consumption in environments characterized by income volatility. We use comparable individual data on about 1 …

maximization of household welfare rests on the convexity of the budget sets. However, both the actual tax systems and the tax … specification might provide a reasonable approximation to the current intra-household allocation choices under the current tax rule …