Household Time Allocation and Modes of Behavior
Author : Daniela Del Boca
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Page : pages
File Size : 10,37 MB
Release : 2005
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Author : Daniela Del Boca
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Page : pages
File Size : 10,37 MB
Release : 2005
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Author : J. A. Molina
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 11,41 MB
Release : 2011-08-31
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1441994319
Significant recent changes in the structure and composition of households make the study of the economic relationships within the household of particular interest for academics and policy-makers. In this context, Household Economic Behaviors, through its focus on theoretical and empirical chapters on a range of economic behaviors within the household, provides a new and timely viewpoint. Following the Introduction and one or two surveys which give a general background, the volume includes theoretical and empirical perspectives on allocation of available time within the household, monetary and non-monetary transfers between household members, and intra-household bargaining.
Author : Patricia Apps
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 12,16 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Households
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The aim of this paper is to explain why time use data are essential for analysing issues of gender equity and the intra-household allocation of resourcess, for comparing living standards and for estimating the behavioural effects of changes in policy variables.
Author : Chris van Klaveren
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,26 MB
Release : 2014
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In this paper an empirical model is developed where the collective household model is used as a basic framework to describe the time allocation problem. The collective model views household behavior as the outcome of maximizing a household utility function which is a weighted sum of the utility functions of the male and the female. The empirical research that has been done is mainly focused on testing and refuting the unitary model. Moreover, in the bulk of time allocation literature the main accent still lies on the development of theory. The novelty of this paper is that we empirically estimate the two individual utility functions and the household power weight distribution, which is parameterized per household. The model is estimated on a sub-sample of the British Household Panel Survey, consisting of two-earner households. The empirical results suggest that: (1) Given that the weight distribution is wage dependent, preferences of males and females differ, which rejects the unitary model; (2) the power differences are mainly explained by differences in the ratio of the partners' hourly wages; (3) although there are significant individual variations on average the power distribution in two-earner families is about even; (4) the male tends to be marginally more productive in performing household tasks than the female; (5) the preference for total household production is influenced by family size for the female but not for the male; and (6) both males and females have a backward-bending labor supply curve.
Author : Francis Thomas Juster
Publisher :
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 19,17 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Time management
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 21,30 MB
Release : 2005-05-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 030909318X
Nutrient recycling, habitat for plants and animals, flood control, and water supply are among the many beneficial services provided by aquatic ecosystems. In making decisions about human activities, such as draining a wetland for a housing development, it is essential to consider both the value of the development and the value of the ecosystem services that could be lost. Despite a growing recognition of the importance of ecosystem services, their value is often overlooked in environmental decision-making. This report identifies methods for assigning economic value to ecosystem servicesâ€"even intangible onesâ€"and calls for greater collaboration between ecologists and economists in such efforts.
Author : Klaus F. Zimmermann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 25,27 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 364255573X
During the last decades the appearance of a family has changed substantially. Not long ago a typical family consisted of an employed man and a home-managing woman living together for their whole life times, and having one or more children, which primarily were raised by the wife. Today differing living models are much more common than before. House husbands, late motherhood, and a delayed work entry of the children are some of the related phenomena, which at the same time are reasons for and consequences of the changed view on the favorite family. Not surprisingly, this change has provoked much scientific interest. In this book we present a collection of recent economic research work on the resources management and development of families and households respectively. Assorting three general topics, we focus on the time allocation within the household, the family structure and development, and the transition to work of young adults.
Author : Martin Browning
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 43,99 MB
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521791596
This book provides a comprehensive, modern, and self-contained account of the research in the growing area of family economics. It is intended for graduate students in economics and for researchers in other fields interested in the economic approach to the family.
Author : Miriam Beblo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 16,92 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 364257579X
In this book, time use behavior within households is modeled as the outcome of a bargaining process between family members who bargain over household resource allocation and the intrafamily distribution of welfare. In view of trends such as rising female employment along with falling fertility rates and increasing divorce rates, a strategic aspect of female employment is analyzed in a dynamic family bargaining framework. The division of housework between spouses and the observed leisure differential between women and men are investigated within non-cooperative bargaining settings. The models developed are tested empirically using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel and the German Time Budget Survey.
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Publisher : Rozenberg Publishers
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 49,41 MB
Release : 2009
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ISBN : 9036101336