The assumption that household income is strongly and positively correlated with a household's real standard of living … provides the basis for the joint taxation of families, which has the effect of discriminating against married women as second … earners. This paper shows, in the context of a model of the household with young children present, that this assumption is not …

largely depend on household composition and the individual's earner role within the household. We then estimate participation … separately, according to their potential earnings rather than gender. Our results show an average participation elasticity of 0 …

by women with household responsibilities, some members of parliament believed that the new hours may be "family friendly …", i.e. convenient for combining career and household activities, and increase female labor participation. The policy … could be argued that the policy did, indirectly, have a positive impact on gender equality in the labor market and, possibly …