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Alleinlebende 217 One-person household 217 USA 62 United States 62 Ehe 45 Marriage 45 Elderly people 43 Ältere Menschen 43 Estimation 40 Schätzung 40 Familie 35 Family 35 Frauen 31 Women 31 Weibliche Arbeitskräfte 24 Women workers 24 Arbeitsangebot 22 Labour supply 22 Household 20 Privater Haushalt 20 Theorie 20 Theory 20 Deutschland 17 Germany 17 Mortality 17 Social security benefits 17 Sterblichkeit 17 Öffentliche Sozialleistungen 17 Children 16 Gender 16 Kinder 16 Eltern 15 Familienleistungsausgleich 15 Family benefits 15 Geschlecht 15 Parents 15 Armut 13 Comparison 13 Consumption 13 Einkommensteuer 13
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Book / Working Paper 145 Article 73
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Graue Literatur 83 Non-commercial literature 83 Arbeitspapier 76 Working Paper 76 Article in journal 60 Aufsatz in Zeitschrift 60 Aufsatz im Buch 11 Book section 11 Hochschulschrift 3 Thesis 2 Amtsdruckschrift 1 Case study 1 Collection of articles of several authors 1 Collection of articles written by one author 1 Fallstudie 1 Government document 1 Quelle 1 Sammelwerk 1 Sammlung 1
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English 208 German 6 Polish 3 French 1 Japanese 1
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De Nardi, Mariacristina 12 French, Eric 12 Jones, John Bailey 12 Schoellman, Todd 9 Tekin, Erdal 9 Dague, Laura 8 Leininger, Lindsey 8 Salcedo, Alejandrina 8 Pollak, Robert A. 7 McGee, Rory 6 Tertilt, Michele 6 Becker, Sascha O. 5 Bentolila, Samuel 5 Borra, Cristina 5 Compton, Janice 5 Gonzalez, Libertad 5 Ichino, Andrea 5 Bursztyn, Leonardo 4 Costa, Dora L. 4 DeLeire, Thomas 4 DeLeire, Thomas C. 4 Fernandes, Ana 4 Fujiwara, Thomas 4 Gelber, Alexander M. 4 Guner, Nezih 4 Kaygusuz, Remzi 4 Mitchell, Joshua 4 Pallais, Amanda 4 Poterba, James M. 4 Sevilla, Almudena 4 Venti, Steven F. 4 Ventura, Gustavo 4 Wise, David A. 4 Azarnert, Leonid V. 3 Bargain, Olivier 3 Browning, Martin James 3 Doorley, Karina 3 Drèze, Jean 3 Grover, Shawn 3 Hashimoto, Noriko 3
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National Bureau of Economic Research 11 Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 3 Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia 1 Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung 1 Geographische Gesellschaft <Trier> 1 IRS – Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale (Milano, Italy) 1 Inter-American Development Bank / Research Department 1 Japan / Tōkeikyoku 1 Policy Exchange <London> 1 Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 1 Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie 1 USA / General Accounting Office 1 Universität Rostock 1
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Working paper / National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. 13 Discussion paper series / IZA 11 NBER Working Paper 11 NBER working paper series 11 IZA Discussion Paper 4 Journal of population economics 3 Kansai University review of economics 3 SOEP papers on multidisciplinary panel data research / German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), DIW Berlin 3 CESifo working papers 2 Discussion paper / Centre for Economic Policy Research 2 Feminist economics 2 Health and socio-economic status over the life course : first results from SHARE Waves 6 and 7 2 IAB discussion paper : Beiträge zum wissenschaftlichen Dialog aus dem Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung 2 Journal of human resources : JHR 2 Journal of public economics 2 Melbourne Institute working paper series 2 Population and development review 2 Quantitative economics : QE ; journal of the Econometric Society 2 Review of Economics of the Household 2 Upjohn Institute working papers 2 Working paper 2 Working paper / Institute for Social and Economic Change 2 Working paper series 2 , Vol. , pp. - 1 Ageing in Europe - supporting policies for an inclusive society 1 American economic journal / Economic policy : a journal of the American Economic Association 1 Analyses in the economics of aging : [a National Bureau of Economic Research conference report] 1 CASE paper 1 CEBI working paper series : working paper 1 CEMFI working paper 1 CESifo Working Paper Series 1 CESifo working papers : the international platform of Ludwig-Maximilians University's Center for Economic Studies and the Ifo Institute 1 CPB discussion paper 1 Cambridge working papers in economics 1 Census series 1 Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) working paper series 1 Comparative population studies : CPoS ; the peer-reviewed open-access journal of the Federal Institute for Population Research 1 Conference papers / NATSEM, National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, University of Canberra 1 Danish-German research papers 1 Demography : a publication of the Population Association of America ; the statistical study of human populations 1
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The changing roles of young single women in Jordan before the Great Recession : an explanation using economic theory
Conde-Ruiz, José Ignacio; Giménez, Eduardo L. - In: Notas económicas (2022) 55, pp. 7-44
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Why do couples and singles save during retirement?
De Nardi, Mariacristina; French, Eric; Jones, John Bailey; … - 2021
While the savings of retired singles tend to fall with age, those of retired couples tend to rise. We estimate a rich model of retired singles and couples with bequest motives and uncertain longevity and medical expenses. Our estimates imply that while medical expenses are an important driver of...
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Why do couples and singles save during retirement?
De Nardi, Mariacristina; French, Eric; Jones, John Bailey; … - 2021
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Why do couples and singles save during retirement?
De Nardi, Mariacristina; French, Eric; Jones, John Bailey; … - 2021
While the savings of retired singles tend to fall with age, those of retired couples tend to rise. We estimate a rich model of retired singles and couples with bequest motives and uncertain longevity and medical expenses. Our estimates imply that while medical expenses are an important driver of...
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A House of Her Own : Old Age Assistance and the Living Arrangements of Older Nonmarried Women
Costa, Dora L. - 2021
I show that the trend towards single households among older nonmarried women, the majority of whom were widows, has been ongoing only since 1940 and investigate the factors that fostered the rise in separate living quarters since mid-century by examining the impact of Old Age Assistance on...
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Single Mothers and Work
Gonzalez, Libertad - 2021
Western countries differ greatly in the extent to which single mothers participate in the labor market. Using LIS data for 15 countries, I propose and estimate a simple structural model of labor supply that incorporates the main variables that influence the work decision for single mothers. The...
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Job Insecurity and Children's Emancipation
Becker, Sascha O.; Bentolila, Samuel; Fernandes, Ana; … - 2021
The age at which children leave the parental home differs considerably across countries. We present a theoretical model predicting that higher job security of parents and lower job security of children may delay emancipation. We then provide aggregate evidence which supports this hypothesis for...
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Single Mothers Working at Night : Standard Work, Child Care Subsidies, and Implications for Welfare Reform
Tekin, Erdal - 2021
Using a data set from the post welfare reform environment (the 1999 National Survey of America's Families), this paper investigates the impact of child care subsidies on the standard work (i.e., work performed during the traditional work hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. through Monday and Friday)...
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Single Mothers Working at Night : Standard Work, Child Care Subsidies, and Implications for Welfare Reform
Tekin, Erdal - 2021
Using a data set from the post welfare reform environment (the 1999 National Survey of America's Families), this paper investigates the impact of child care subsidies on the standard work (i.e., work performed during the traditional work hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. through Monday and Friday)...
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Parental Marital Disruption, Family Type, and Transfers to Disabled Elderly Parents
Pezzin, Liliana E.; Pollak, Robert A.; Schone, Barbara … - 2021
This paper examines the family variables that affect intergenerational living arrangements and adult children's time and cash transfers to their unpartnered disabled elderly parents. The family variables we examine include parental marital status, parental marital history, whether the index...
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Taxation, Aggregates and the Household
Guner, Nezih; Kaygusuz, Remzi; Ventura, Gustavo - 2021
We evaluate reforms to the U.S. tax system in a dynamic setup with heterogeneous married and single households, and with an operative extensive margin in labor supply. We restrict our model with observations on gender and skill premia, labor force participation of married females across skill...
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Why do couples and singles save during retirement?
De Nardi, Mariacristina; French, Eric; Jones, John Bailey; … - 2021
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Canada's forgotten poor? : putting singles living in deep poverty on the policy radar
Herd, Dean; Kim, Yuna; Carrasco, Christine - 2020
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Lifting singles out of deep poverty : the case for increasing social assistance benefits
Falvo, Nick - 2020
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Marriage and housework
Borra, Cristina; Browning, Martin James; Sevilla, Almudena - 2020
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Marriage and Housework
Borra, Cristina; Browning, Martin; Sevilla, Almudena - 2020
This paper provides insights into the gains of forming a couple by estimating how much of the difference in housework between single and married individuals is causal and how much is due to selection. Permanent unobserved heterogeneity explains about half of the observed differences in housework...
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The Life Expectancy of Older Couples and Surviving Spouses
Compton, Janice - 2019
Comparisons of individual life expectancies over time and across demographic groups provide information for individuals making retirement decisions and for policy makers. For couples, analogous measures are the expected years both spouses will be alive (joint life expectancy) and the expected...
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The life expectancy of older couples and surviving spouses
Compton, Janice; Pollak, Robert A. - 2019
Comparisons of individual life expectancies over time and across demographic groups provide information for individuals making retirement decisions and for policy makers. For couples, analogous measures are the expected years both spouses will be alive (joint life expectancy) and the expected...
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Why do couples and singles save during retirement?
De Nardi, Mariacristina; French, Eric; Jones, John Bailey; … - 2021
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He has gone to a better place, but she has not : health status of hindu widows in India
Agrawal, Ayush; Lalji, Chitwan; Pakrashi, Debayan - In: The journal of development studies 57 (2021) 5, pp. 750-771
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Why Do Couples and Singles Save During Retirement?
De Nardi, Mariacristina; French, Eric; Jones, John Bailey; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
While the savings of retired singles tend to fall with age, those of retired couples tend to rise. We estimate a rich model of retired singles and couples with bequest motives and uncertain longevity and medical expenses. Our estimates imply that while medical expenses are an important driver of...
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Marriage and housework
Borra, Cristina; Browning, Martin James; Sevilla, Almudena - In: Oxford economic papers 73 (2021) 2, pp. 479-508
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Single women and money : how to live well on your income
Price, Margaret M.; Gianola, Jill - 2021
Introduction -- Single Women: How the Money Issues Vary -- Age Matters -- Single Mothers -- Getting a Job after Age -- Debt-and How to Get out of It -- Investing Smart -- The ESG Attraction -- Safeguarding Your Assets -- Taxing Matters -- Preparing for the Retirement You Want -- Maximizing Your...
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The Life Expectancy of Older Couples And Surviving Spouses
Compton, Janice - 2018
Comparisons of individual life expectancies over time and across demographic groups provide information for individuals making retirement decisions and for policy makers. For couples, analogous measures are the expected years both spouses will be alive (joint life expectancy) and the expected...
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She's Leaving Home : A Large Sample Investigation of the Empty Nest Syndrome
Piper, Alan - 2018
This study considers life satisfaction in relation to the empty nest syndrome, which is a situation where there are feelings of loss or loneliness for mothers and/or fathers following the departure of the last child from the parental home. In particular, the investigation considers the...
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The Life Expectancy of Older Couples and Surviving Spouses
Compton, Janice - 2018
Comparisons of individual life expectancies over time and across demographic groups provide information for individuals making retirement decisions and for policy makers. For couples, analogous measures are the expected years both spouses will be alive (joint life expectancy) and the expected...
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Marriage market signals and homeownership for the never married
Mundra, Kusum; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - 2018
There is a growing trend of buying homes among the single population in the U.S. This trend has been referred to as "Going Solo" and is particularly evident among women who are the focus of our study. In this paper we investigate the hypothesis that homeownership probabilities can be affected by...
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The life expectancy of older couples and surviving spouses
Compton, Janice; Pollak, Robert A. - 2018
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Marriage market signals and homeownership for the never married
Mundra, Kusum; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - 2018
There is a growing trend of buying homes among the single population in the U.S. This trend has been referred to as "Going Solo" and is particularly evident among women who are the focus of our study. In this paper we investigate the hypothesis that homeownership probabilities can be affected by...
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Public insurance of married versus single households in the US: trends and welfare consequences
Singh, Swapnil - 2018
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Marriage and Housework
Borra, Cristina - 2017
This paper provides insights into the welfare gains of forming a couple by estimating how much of the difference in housework time between single and married individuals is causal and how much is due to selection. Using longitudinal data from Australia, UK and US, we find that selection into...
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'Acting Wife' : Marriage Market Incentives and Labor Market Investments
Bursztyn, Leonardo - 2017
Do single women avoid career-enhancing actions because these actions could signal personality traits, like ambition, that are undesirable in the marriage market? We answer this question through two field experiments in an elite U.S. MBA program. Newly-admitted MBA students filled out a...
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'Acting Wife' : Marriage Market Incentives and Labor Market Investments
Bursztyn, Leonardo - 2017
Do single women avoid career-enhancing actions because these actions could signal personality traits, like ambition, that are undesirable in the marriage market? We answer this question through two field experiments in an elite U.S. MBA program. Newly-admitted MBA students filled out a...
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"Acting wife" : marriage market incentives and labor market investments
Bursztyn, Leonardo; Fujiwara, Thomas; Pallais, Amanda - 2017
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She's leaving home : a large sample investigation of the empty nest syndrome
Piper, Alan; Jackson, Ian - 2017
This study considers life satisfaction in relation to the empty nest syndrome, which is a situation where there are feelings of loss or loneliness for mothers and/or fathers following the departure of the last child from the parental home. In particular, the investigation considers the...
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Marriage and housework
Borra, Cristina; Browning, Martin James; Sevilla, Almudena - 2017
This paper provides insights into the welfare gains of forming a couple by estimating how much of the difference in housework time between single and married individuals is causal and how much is due to selection. Using longitudinal data from Australia, UK and US, we find that selection into...
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The gender wealth gap across European countries
Schneebaum, Alyssa; Rehm, Miriam; Mader, Katharina; … - 2016
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The impact of living alone on physical and mental health : does loneliness matter?
Barbosa, Fátima; Cunha, Cláudia; Voss, Gina; Matos, … - In: Health and socio-economic status over the life course : …, (pp. 243-248). 2019
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Living alone in Europe and health behaviours
Mudraz̆ija, Stipica; Smolić, S̆ime; Čipin, Ivan - In: Health and socio-economic status over the life course : …, (pp. 249-258). 2019
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The proliferating singles' population and its impact on a transformative marketing landscape
Harris, Kendra L.; Borders, Aberdeen Leila; Harris, … - In: Journal of managerial issues : JMI 31 (2019) 3, pp. 260-272
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The living arrangements of elderly widows, their children, and their children's spouses
Bethencourt, Carlos - In: Journal of demographic economics : JODE 85 (2019) 2, pp. 95-121
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Armut von Familien im sozialen Wandel : Verbreitung, Struktur, Erklärungen
Boehle, Mara - 2019
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Jednoosobowe gospodarstwa domowe w Polsce : uwarunkowania funkcjonowania, tendencje zmian
Piekut, Marlena - 2019 - Wydanie I
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How's Life at Home? New Evidence on Marriage and the Set Point for Happiness
Grover, Shawn - 2015
Subjective well-being research has often found that marriage is positively correlated with well-being. Some have argued that this correlation may be result of happier people being more likely to marry. Others have presented evidence suggesting that the well-being benefits of marriage are...
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Gender Differentiation in Risk-Taking Behavior : On the Relative Risk Aversion of Single Men and Single Women
Stark, Oded; Zawojska, Ewa - 2015
We relate an observed difference between single men (SM) and single women (SW) in attitudes towards risk to the higher value assigned to social status by SM than by SW. In the marriage market, low status carries a harsher penalty for SM than for SW because when selecting a partner, the social...
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Couples' and Singles' Savings after Retirement
De Nardi, Mariacristina - 2015
We model the saving problem of retired couples and singles facing uncertain longevity and medical expenses in presence of means-tested social insurance. Households can save to self-insure against uncertain longevity and medical expenses, and to leave bequests. Individuals in a couple can be...
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Parenting alone : work and welfare in single parent households
Tinsley, Matthew - 2014
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The effect of public insurance coverage for childless adults on labor supply
Dague, Laura; DeLeire, Thomas C.; Leininger, Lindsey - 2014
This study provides plausibly causal estimates of the effect of public insurance coverage on the employment of nonelderly, nondisabled adults without dependent children ("childless adults"). We use regression discontinuity and propensity score matching difference-in-differences methods to take...
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The effect of public insurance coverage for childless adults on labor supply
Dague, Laura; DeLeire, Thomas C.; Leininger, Lindsey - 2014
This study provides plausibly causal estimates of the effect of public insurance coverage on the employment of non-elderly, non-disabled adults without dependent children ("childless adults"). We use regression discontinuity and propensity score matching difference-indifferences methods to take...
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How's Life at Home? New Evidence on Marriage and the Set Point for Happiness
Grover, Shawn - 2014
Subjective well-being research has often found that marriage is positively correlated with well-being. Some have argued that this correlation may be result of happier people being more likely to marry. Others have presented evidence suggesting that the well-being benefits of marriage are...
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