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Work and family : marriage, children, child gender and the work hours and earnings of West German men
Choi, Hyung-Jai (contributor); Joesch, Jutta M. (contributor) - 2005
) relative to men who remain with male children. -- child gender ; fatherhood ; labor supply ; family …-invariant unobservables that affect both family and work outcomes. Child gender also matters -- a first son increases fathers' work hours by …We find a strong association between family status and labor market outcomes for recent cohorts of West German men in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003115147
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Work and Family : Marriage, Children, Child Gender and the Work Hours and Earnings of West German Men
Choi, Hyung-Jai; Lundberg, Shelly J.; Joesch, Jutta M. - 2021
-invariant unobservables that affect both family and work outcomes. Child gender also matters - a first son increases fathers' work hours by …We find a strong association between family status and labor market outcomes for recent cohorts of West German men in … supply model reveals that men who remain with female children are strongly positively selected (in terms of their work hours …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318249
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Do alimony regulations matter inside marriage? : evidence from the 2008 reform of the German maintenance law
Schaubert, Marianna - 2018
This study investigates how West German spouses have responded by adjusting their time allocation to the alimony reform introduced in 2008. This reform imposed financial self-responsibility after a finalized divorce. It weakened the relative bargaining position of the spouse with a claim for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011802026
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Childhood family structure and schooling outcomes : evidence for Germany
Francesconi, Marco (contributor);  … - 2005
We analyze the impact on schooling outcomes of growing up in a family headed by a single mother. Growing up in a non …-intact family in Germany is associated with worse outcomes in models that do not control for possible correlations between common … unobserved determinants of family structure and educational performance. But once endogeneity is accounted for, whether by using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003280834
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Childhood Family Structure and Schooling Outcomes : Evidence for Germany
Francesconi, Marco - 2006
We analyze the impact on schooling outcomes of growing up in a family headed by a single mother. Growing up in a non …-intact family in Germany is associated with worse outcomes in models that do not control for possible correlations between common … unobserved determinants of family structure and educational performance. But once endogeneity is accounted for, whether by using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012783574
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You CanﾒT Be Happier than Your Wife : Happiness Gaps and Divorce
Guven, Cahit - 2009
find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first year of marriage, increases the likelihood of a future separation …
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
find that a higher satisfaction gap, even in the first year of marriage, increases the likelihood of a future separation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013148706
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Intergenerational Transmission of Spousal Inequality
Nguyen, Kieu-Dung - 2021
emphasize the relevance of transmission of preference and gender-role attitude in investigating household issues. Utilizing the … married daughters. For parents and their daughter’s family, the similarity in household inequalities is insignificant. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013224593
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Intergenerational Transmission of Spousal Inequality
Nguyen, Kieu-Dung - 2021
emphasize the relevance of transmission of preference and gender-role attitude in investigating household issues. Utilizing the … married daughters. For parents and their daughter’s family, the similarity in household inequalities is insignificant. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013224594
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Does the stork deliver happiness? Parenthood and life satisfaction
Baetschmann, Gregori; Staub, Kevin E.; Studer, Raphael - 2012
This paper examines the relationship between parenthood and life satisfaction using longitudinal data on women from the German Socio-Economic Panel. Previous studies have focused on satisfaction differences between parents and comparable childless adults, mostly finding small and often negative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316940