This paper first documents the extent of the specialization in time use in couple families, and the impact of children … on this specialization. It then examines the links between the time allocations of partners in couple families, the … impact of children on these links, and the effects these factors have on specialization in time use. Children are shown to …

This paper first documents the extent of the specialization in time use in couple families, and the impact of children … on this specialization. It then examines the links between the time allocations of partners in couple families, the … impact of children on these links, and the effects these factors have on specialization in time use. Children are shown to …

coordination. In particular, specialization is often non-monotonic in the importance of coordination. (ii) Organizations exhibit …This paper endogenizes coordination problems in organizations by allowing for both ex ante coordination of activities …, using rules and task guidelines, and ex post coordination, using communication and broad job assignments. It shows that: (i …

members, as well as to individual members, and bringing coordination to these differentiations. The membership structure of …

may involve specialization of tasks, efficient coordination must take into account the need of the mechanism to provide …This paper derives firm boundaries as the outcome of an equilibrium coordination mechanism. The analysis is premised on … perfectly competitive setting, this coordination activity is accomplished via a price mechanism that coordinates the decisions …