We exploit time use data from Denmark and the United States to examine the impact institutions and social norms have on … individuals' bargaining power within a household, hypothesizing that the more generous social welfare system and more egalitarian … social norms in Denmark will mitigate the impact standard economic power measures have upon couples' time use. Further we …

We exploit time use data from Denmark and the United States to examine the impact institutions and social norms have on … individuals' bargaining power within a household, hypothesizing that the more generous social welfare system and more egalitarian … social norms in Denmark will mitigate the impact standard economic power measures have upon couples' time use. Further we …

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 …

couples. The major aim is to solve the endogeneity resulting from individual preferences for work and leisure to identify the … are still family friendly. -- Time Use ; Time Allocation ; Family Economics ; Flexibility ; Synchronization ; Leisure …

If partners derive utility from joint leisure time, it is expected that they will coordinate their work schedules in … order to increase the amount of joint leisure. In order to control for differences in constraints and selection effects … of children in the household is the main cause why some partners synchronize their work times less than other partners …

that spouses jointly spend on leisure, household chores and child care. By using a innovative matching strategy, this …

home production and labor supply. Time costs are computed in terms of hours of foregone leisure. The model accounts for … selection into full-time employment and controls for use of hired childcare workers. We find that the foregone leisure cost of …

If partners derive utility from joint leisure time, it is expected that they will coordinate their work schedules in … order to increase the amount of joint leisure. In order to control for differences in constraints and selection effects … of children in the household is the main cause why some partners synchronize their work times less than other partners …

leisure time together. For these individuals it then pays off to synchronize work times with their partners. This paper tests …