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Gender, Time Use and Public Policy Over the Life Cycle
Apps, Patricia F. - 2005
In this paper we compare gender differences in the allocation of time to market work, domestic work, child care, and leisure over the life cycle. Time use profiles for these activity categories are constructed on survey data for three countries: Australia, the UK and Germany. We discuss the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012784078
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Differences in Us-German Time Allocation : Why Do Americans Work Longer Hours than Germans?
Schettkat, Ronald - 2021
The conventional view is that Americans work longer hours than Germans and other Europeans but when time in household production is included, overall working time is very similar on both sides of the Atlantic. Americans spend more time on market work but German invest more in household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013320091
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The (in)validity of the Ricardian equivalence theorem : findings from a representative German population survey
Hayo, Bernd; Neumeier, Florian - 2016 - This version: 29 February 2016
theorem (RET). In 2013, 2,000 representatively chosen people were asked whether they have altered their consumption and saving …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011433976
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Who is saving privately for retirement and how much? : new evidence for Germany
Metzger, Christoph - 2015
first step the decision to save at all is analyzed, showing that the main determinants for saving are personal income as … out to be less likely to save additionally privately for retirement. In a second step the chosen gross saving rates are … all and about the saving rate are independent of each other leading to a loss of information if only a standard Tobit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010517686
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Who is Saving Privately for Retirement and How Much? - New Evidence for Germany
Metzger, Christoph - 2016
first step the decision to save at all is analyzed, showing that the main determinants for saving are personal income as … out to be less likely to save additionally privately for retirement. In a second step the chosen gross saving rates are … all and about the saving rate are independent of each other leading to a loss of information if only a standard Tobit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012993075
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The (in)validity of the Ricardian equivalence theorem : findings from a representative German population survey
Hayo, Bernd; Neumeier, Florian - 2016
theorem (RET). In 2013, 2,000 representatively chosen people were asked whether they have altered their consumption and saving … saving a larger proportion, in response to public debt accumulation. In the case of respondents required to pay social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011574144
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You CanﾒT Be Happier than Your Wife : Happiness Gaps and Divorce
Guven, Cahit - 2009
This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts divorce. We use three panel databases to explore this question. Controlling for the level of life satisfaction of spouses, we find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013153309
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You Can’t Be Happier than Your Wife - Happiness Gaps and Divorce
Guven, Cahit - 2010
This paper asks whether the gap in subjective happiness between spouses matters per se, i.e. whether it predicts divorce. We use three panel databases to explore this question. Controlling for the level of life satisfaction of spouses, we find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013148706
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Does consumption decline at retirement? : evidence from repeated cross-section data for Germany
Beznoska, Martin; Steiner, Viktor - 2012
The life-cycle hypothesis implies that consumption would not decline at retirement. However, several studies found … life-cycle hypothesis is solved by allowing for broader measures of consumption than food. Using repeated cross … among poorer households. -- Retirement consumption puzzle ; life-cycle hypothesis ; wealth effects ; repeated cross …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009579313
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Does consumption decline at retirement? : evidence from repeated cross-section data for Germany
Beznoska, Martin; Steiner, Viktor - 2012
The life-cycle hypothesis implies that consumption would not decline at retirement. However, several studies found … life-cycle hypothesis is solved by allowing for broader measures of consumption than food. Using repeated crosssection data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009559647