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Change in the gender division of domestic work after mummy or daddy took leave: An examination of alternative explanations

Schober, Pia S.; Zoch, Gundula - 2015

' division of housework and child care after postnatal labour market return in Germany. It explores whether take-up of child care … market return. The linear relationship and stronger effects on the division of child care than for housework lent support to … identity-based explanations. Paternal leave take-up was associated with a more equal division of housework and child care after …

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Measuring Time Use in Surveys: How Valid Are Time Use Questions in Surveys? Concordance of Survey and Experience Sampling Measures

Sonnenberg, Bettina; Riediger, Michaela; Wrzus, Cornelia; … - 2011

as errands, housework, and leisure. These moderate and relatively small correlations may indicate either an error …

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Measuring Time Use in Surveys: How Valid Are Time Use Questions in Surveys? Concordance of Survey and Experience Sampling Measures

Sonnenberg, Bettina; Riediger, Michaela; Wrzus, Cornelia; … - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2011

as errands, housework, and leisure. These moderate and relatively small correlations may indicate either an error …

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Income or leisure? On the hidden benefits of (un-)employment

Chadi, Adrian; Hetschko, Clemens - 2017

We study the usually assumed trade-off between income and leisure in labor supply decisions using comprehensive German … benefit of employment. Finally, we examine subjective assessments of income and leisure as potential predictors for job take …

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Social subsidies and marketization: The role of gender and skill

Duval-Hernández, Robert; Fang, Lei; Ngai, Liwa Rachel - 2018

market hours in favor of leisure and home production, explain a substantial fraction of the differences in hours for Southern …

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Are Recessions Good for Educational Attainment?

Ochsen, Carsten - 2010

In this study, we examine how economic performance during the child-specific primary school phase, during which teachers make recommendations regarding secondary school level, affects the educational level achieved ultimately by these children. Using data for Germany, we find that an economic...

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The performance of immigrants in the German labor market

Beyer, Robert - 2016

This paper uses a large survey (SOEP) to update and deepen our knowledge about the labor market performance of immigrants in Germany. It documents that immigrant workers initially earn on average 20 percent less than native workers with otherwise identical characteristics. The gap is smaller for...

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Are Recessions Good for Educational Attainment?

Ochsen, Carsten - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2010

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Technological progress, occupational structure, and gender gaps in the German labour market

Bachmann, Ronald; Gonschor, Myrielle - 2024

We analyze if technological progress and the change in the occupational structure have improved women's position in the labour market. We show that women increasingly work in non-routine manual and in interactive occupations. However, the observed narrowing of the gender wage gap is entirely...

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Undoing gender with institutions: Lessons from the German division and reunification

Lippmann, Quentin; Georgieff, Alexandre; … - 2019

earn more than their husbands without having to increase their number of housework hours, put their marriage at risk or …

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