In den USA ist der Anteil der Niedriglöhne doppelt so hoch wie in Frankreich; jedoch ist er in den vergangenen Jahren jenseits des Atlantiks relativ konstant geblieben, während er in Frankreich angestiegen ist. Die Merkmale der in den beiden Ländern betroffenen Arbeitnehmer sind miteinander...

This article analyzes the extent to which changes in household composition over the life course affect the gender division of labor. It identifies and analyzes cross-country disparities between France, Italy, Sweden and United States, using most recent data available from the Time Use National...

We propose an assignment model in which positions along a hierarchy are attributed to individuals depending on their characteristics. Our theoretical framework can be used to study differences in assignment and outcomes across groups and we show how it can motivate decomposition and...