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IZA Discussion Paper No. 4188
Intra-Household Time Allocation: Gender Differences in Caring for Children
Inmaculada García-Mainar, José Alberto Molina, Víctor M. Montuenga
published as 'Gender Differences in Childcare: Time Allocation in Five European Countries' in: Feminist Economics, 2011, 17 (1), 119-150
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4098
Overweight and Obesity and the Demand for Primary Physician Care
Nabanita Datta Gupta, Jane Greve
published as 'Overweight and obesity and the utilization of primary care physicians' in: Health Economics, 2011, 20 (S1), 53 - 67
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4039
Coordination under the Shadow of Career Concerns
Alexander K. Koch, Albrecht Morgenstern
published in: B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics: Topics in Theoretical Economics, 2010, 10 (1), Article 10
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3983
Child-Care and Participation in the Labor Market for Married Women in Mediterranean Countries
Catia Nicodemo, Robert Waldmann
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3942
Cheaper Child Care, More Children
Eva Mörk, Anna Sjögren, Helena Svaleryd
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3891
Unintended Consequences of Welfare Reform: The Case of Divorced Parents
Marco Francesconi, Helmut Rainer, Wilbert van der Klaauw
published as 'Unintended Consequences of Welfare Reform for Children with Single Parents: A Theoretical Analysis' in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2015, 13(3), 709-733
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3862
On the Sorting of Physicians across Medical Occupations
Pascal Courty, Gerald Marschke
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3836
Child Care Subsidies and Child Development
Chris M. Herbst, Erdal Tekin
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29 (4), 618-638
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3826
Parental Marital Disruption, Family Type, and Transfers to Disabled Elderly Parents
Liliana E. Pezzin, Robert Pollak, Barbara Steinberg Schone
published in: Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2008, 63 (6), S349-S358.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3821
Pension Reforms and Women Retirement Plans
Tito Boeri, Agar Brugiavini
published in: Journal of Population Ageing, 2008, 1 (1), 7 - 30
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3763
Selfish and Prospective: Theory and Evidence of Pocketbook Voting
Mikael Elinder, Henrik Jordahl, Panu Poutvaara
published as 'Promises, Policies and Pocketbook Voting' in: European Economic Review, 2015, 75, 177–194
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3745
The Italian Job: Match Rigging, Career Concerns and Media Concentration in Serie A
Tito Boeri, Battista Severgnini
published as "Match rigging and the career concerns of referees" in: Labour Economics, 2011, 18(3), 349-359
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3717
Informal Care and Labor Supply
Elisabeth Fevang, Snorre Kverndokk, Knut Røed
substantially revised version published as 'Labor Supply in the Terminal Stages of Lone Parents’ Lives' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2012, 25 (4), 1399-1422
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3698
A Dynamic Analysis of the Demand for Health Insurance and Health Care
Jonneke Bolhaar, Maarten Lindeboom, Bas van der Klaauw
published in: European Economic Review, 2012, 56 (4), 669-690
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3694
Preferences for Childcare Policies: Theory and Evidence
Rainald Borck, Katharina Wrohlich
published in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 27 (3), 436-454
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3529
The Rise in Obesity across the Atlantic: An Economic Perspective
Giorgio Brunello, Pierre-Carl Michaud, Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano
published in: Economic Policy, 2009, 24 (59), 551-596
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3303
Market Work and Motherhood Decisions in Contexts
Daniela Del Boca, Silvia Pasqua, Chiara D. Pronzato
published in: Oxford Economic Papers, 2009, 61 (1), 147-171
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3188
Non-Cognitive Child Outcomes and Universal High Quality Child Care
Nabanita Datta Gupta, Marianne Simonsen
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94 (1-2), 30-43
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3135
Trust, Child Care Technology Choice and Female Labor Force Participation
Mayssun El-Attar
published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2013, 11 (4), 507-544
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3120
An Economic Analysis of Identity and Career Choice
Maria Knoth Humlum, Kristin J. Kleinjans, Helena Skyt Nielsen
published in: Economic Inquiry, 2012, 50 (1), 39-61
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3093
The Role of Nonstandard Work Hours in Maternal Caregiving for Young Children
Rachel Connelly, Jean Kimmel
published as 'The Role of Non-standard Work Status in Parental Caregiving for Young Children ' in Eastern Economic Journal, 2011, 37 (2), 248-269
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3086
Fatal Fluctuations? Cyclicality in Infant Mortality in India
Sonia R. Bhalotra
published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2010, 93 (1), 7-19
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3009
Public versus Private Provision of Daycare: An Experimental Evaluation
Tarja Viitanen
published as 'Child care voucher and labour market behaviour: experimental evidence from Finland' in: Applied Economics, 2011, 43 (23), 3203 - 3212
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2757
Bribery in Health Care in Peru and Uganda
Jennifer Hunt
published as "Bribery in Health Care in Uganda" in: Journal of Health Economics, 2010, 29 (5), 699-707
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2748
Maximum Fee vs. Child Benefit: A Welfare Analysis of Swedish Child-Care Fee Reform
Anne Brink, Katarina Nordblom, Roger Wahlberg
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2727
Agency in Health-Care: Are Medical Care-Givers Perfect Agents?
Einat Neuman, Shoshana Neuman
published in: Applied Economic Letters, 2009, 16 (13-15), 1355-1360
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2726
How Does the Presence of Children Affect Dependent Care? A Psycho-Economic Approach
José Ignacio Gimenez-Nadal, Miriam Marcén, José Alberto Molina
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2648
Informal and Formal Care in Europe
Tarja Viitanen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2648
Informal and Formal Care in Europe
Tarja Viitanen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2629
Golden Years? The Labor Market Effects of Caring for Grandchildren
Ying Wang, Dave E. Marcotte
published in: Journal of Marriage and Family, 2007, 69 (5), 1283-1297
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2625
The German Social Long-Term Care Insurance: Structure and Reform Options
Melanie Arntz, Ralf Sacchetto, Alexander Spermann, Susanne Steffes, Sarah Widmaier
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2586
Intra-household Gender Disparities in Children’s Medical Care before Death in India
Abay Asfaw, Stephan Klasen, Francesca Lamanna
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2469
Do Downward Private Transfers Enhance Maternal Labor Supply? Evidence from around Europe
Ralitza Dimova, François-Charles Wolff
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2011, 24 (3), 911-933
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2463
Moral Hazard Contracts: Does One Size Fit All?
Alexander K. Koch, Eloic Peyrache
published in:Economics Letters, 2008, 100 (3), 399-401.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2441
The Effect of Family Structure on Parents' Child Care Time in the United States and the United Kingdom
Charlene M. Kalenkoski, David C. Ribar, Leslie S. Stratton
published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2007, 5 (4), 353-384
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2436
The Influence of Wages on Parents’ Allocations of Time to Child Care and Market Work in the United Kingdom
Charlene M. Kalenkoski, David C. Ribar, Leslie S. Stratton
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2009, 22 (2), 399-419
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2414
The Determinants of Motherhood and Work Status: A Survey
Daniela Del Boca, Marilena Locatelli
published as 'Motherhood and participation' in: D. Del Boca and C. Wetzels (eds.), Social Policies, Labor Markets and Motherhood, Cambridge University Press, 2008, 155-180
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2358
Conjugal Bereavement Effects on Health and Mortality at Advanced Ages
Gerard J. van den Berg, Maarten Lindeboom, France Portrait
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2011, 30 (4), 774-794
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2285
Life Cycle Employment and Fertility Across Institutional Environments
Daniela Del Boca, Robert M. Sauer
published in: European Economic Review, 2009, 53(3), 274-292
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2058
Is Mothers' Time With Their Children Home Production or Leisure?
Jean Kimmel, Rachel Connelly
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2007, 42(3), 643-81
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2053
Labor Supply and Child Care Choices in a Rationed Child Care Market
Katharina Wrohlich
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2028
Explorations of the Effect of Experience on Preferences: Two Health-Care Case Studies
Einat Neuman, Shoshana Neuman
revised version published as 'Explorations of the effect of experience on preferences for a health-care service' in: Journal of Socio-Economics, 2010, 39 (3), 407-419
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2010
Informal Care and Employment in England: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey
Axel Heitmueller, Pierre-Carl Michaud
published as "A dynamic analysis of informal care and employment in England" (with Zafar Nazarov) in: Labour Economics, 2010, 17 (3), 455-465
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1932
Can Parents Afford to Work? Childcare Costs, Tax-Benefit Policies and Work Incentives
Herwig Immervoll, David Barber
updated and extended version published in: OECD (2007), Benefits and Wages: OECD Indicators
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1908
Labour Supply and Childcare for British Mothers in Two-Parent Families: A Structural Approach
Antonia Parera-Nicolau, Karen A. Mumford
formative work for "Labour Supply and Childcare", IZA DP No. 12500.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1860
The Cost of Caring for Young Children
Dan T. Rosenbaum, Christopher J. Ruhm
published as 'Family Expenditures on Child Care' in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: Topics in Economic Analysis and Policy, 2007, 7(1), Article 34
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1842
O Brother, Where Art Thou? The Effects of Having a Sibling on Geographic Mobility and Labor Market Outcomes
Helmut Rainer, Thomas Siedler
published in: Economica, 2009, 76 (303), 528-556
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1814
The Obesity Epidemic in Europe
Anna Sanz-de-Galdeano
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1803
Medical Interventions among Pregnant Women in Fee-for-Service and Managed Care Insurance: A Propensity Score Analysis
Leo Turcotte, John Robst, Solomon Polachek
published in: Applied Economics, 2006, 38 (13), 1513-1525
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1779
Labor Supply and Child Care Costs: The Effect of Rationing
Daniela Del Boca, Daniela Vuri
published as 'The mismatch between employment and child care in Italy: the impact of rationing' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2007, 20(4), 805-832
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1740
Do School-to-Work Programs Help the "Forgotten Half"?
David Neumark, Donna Rothstein
published in: David Neumark (ed.), Improving School-to-Work Transitions. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2007, pp. 87-133
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1561
Career Choice, Marriage-Timing, and the Attraction of Unequals
Sylvain Dessy, Habiba Djebbari
published as 'High-powered careers and marriage: can women have it all?' in: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: Advances in Economic Analysis and Policy, 2010, 10 (1), Article 42
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1552
School-to-Career and Post-Secondary Education: Evidence from the Philadelphia Educational Longitudinal Study
Frank F. Furstenberg Jr., David Neumark
published in: Education Economics, 2007, 15(2), 135-157
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1546
Extending Health Care Coverage to the Low-Income Population: The Influence of the Wisconsin BadgerCare Program on Labor Market Outcomes
Barbara L. Wolfe, Thomas Kaplan, Robert Haveman, Yoon Y. Cho
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2006, 25 (6), 1170-1192
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1544
Should We Extend the Role of Private Social Expenditure?
Mark Pearson, John P. Martin
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1544
Should We Extend the Role of Private Social Expenditure?
Mark Pearson, John P. Martin
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1532
Moral Hazard and Cash Benefits in Long-Term Home Care
Bernard van den Berg, Wolter Hassink
published as "Cash benefits in long-term home care" in: Health Policy, 2008, 88 (2-3), 209-221
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1515
The Excess Demand for Subsidized Child Care in Germany
Katharina Wrohlich
revised version published in: Applied Economics, 2008, 40 (10), 1217-1228
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1474
Effort-Based Career Opportunities and Working Time
Massimiliano Bratti, Stefano Staffolani
revised version published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2007, 28 (6), 489-512
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1469
Health Care Expenditures in OECD Countries: A Panel Unit Root and Cointegration Analysis
Christian Dreger, Hans-Eggert Reimers
published in: International Journal of Applied Econometrics and Quantitative Studies, 2005, 2(2), 5-20
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1423
On the Notion of Responsibility in Organizations
Dirk Sliwka
published in: Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2006, 22(2), 523-547
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1405
An Experimental Test of Career Concerns
Alexander K. Koch, Albrecht Morgenstern, Philippe Raab
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2009, 72 (1), 571-588
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1377
Evidence on Training and Career Paths: Human Capital, Information and Incentives
Eduardo Melero Martín
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1366
The Chicken or the Egg? Endogeneity in Labour Market Participation of Informal Carers in England
Axel Heitmueller
revised version published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2007, 26 (3), 536-559
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1316
The Evolution of Income-Related Inequalities in Health Care Utilization in Switzerland over Time
Robert E. Leu, Martin Schellhorn
published in: CESifo Economic Studies, 2006, 52 (4), 666-690
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1274
Why Are Fertility and Women's Employment Rates So Low in Italy? Lessons from France and the U.K.
Daniela Del Boca, Silvia Pasqua, Chiara D. Pronzato
published in: Labour, 2005, 19 (s1), 51-79
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1220
Females' Willingness to Work and the Discouragement Effect of a Poor Local Childcare Provision
Maarten van Ham, Felix Büchel
published in: Applied Economics Quarterly, 2004, 50 (4), 363 - 378
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1195
Candidate Quality
Panu Poutvaara, Tuomas Takalo
published in: International Tax and Public Finance, 2007, 14 (1), 7-27
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1121
Child Care Subsidy Receipt, Employment, and Child Care Choices of Single Mothers
Erdal Tekin
published in: Economics Letters, 2005, 89 (1), 1-6
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1110
Rising Occupational and Industry Mobility in the United States: 1968-1993
Gueorgui Kambourov, Iourii Manovskii
revised version published as 'Rising Occupational and Industry Mobility in the United States, 1968 - 97' in: International Economic Review, 2008, 49 (1), 41-79
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1050
The Impact of Family-Friendly Policies in Denmark and Sweden on Mothers' Career Interruptions Due to Childbirth
Elina Pylkkänen, Nina Smith
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1034
Unwilling or Unable? Spatial, Institutional and Socio-Economic Restrictions on Females' Labor Market Access
Maarten van Ham, Felix Büchel
published in: [Regional Studies], 2006, 40(3), 1-12
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1014
Single Mothers Working at Night: Standard Work, Child Care Subsidies, and Implications for Welfare Reform
Erdal Tekin
published in: Economic Inquiry, 2007, 45 (2), 233-250
IZA Discussion Paper No. 983
Child Care Choices by Italian Households
Daniela Del Boca, Marilena Locatelli, Daniela Vuri
published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2005, 3 (4), 453-477
IZA Discussion Paper No. 883
Overeducation, Wages and Promotions within the Firm
Sandra Groeneveld, Joop Hartog
published in: Labour Economics, 2004, 11 (6), 701-714
IZA Discussion Paper No. 855
Career Concerns in a Simple Experimental Labour Market
Bernd Irlenbusch, Dirk Sliwka
published in: European Economic Review, 2006, 50 (1), 147-170
IZA Discussion Paper No. 780
Temporary Contracts and Employee Effort
Axel Engellandt, Regina T. Riphahn
published in: Labour Economics, 2005, 12 (3), 281-299
IZA Discussion Paper No. 517
Child Care Subsidies, Wages, and Employment of Single Mothers
Erdal Tekin
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 42 (2), 2007, 453-487
IZA Discussion Paper No. 517
Child Care Subsidies, Wages, and Employment of Single Mothers
Erdal Tekin
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 42 (2), 2007, 453-487
IZA Discussion Paper No. 515
Parallel Private Health Insurance in Australia: A Cautionary Tale and Lessons for Canada
Jeremiah Hurley, Rhema Vaithianathan, Thomas F. Crossley, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
IZA Discussion Paper No. 436
The Evolution of the Early Career Gender Wage Gap
Astrid Kunze
revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2005, 12 (1), 73-97
IZA Discussion Paper No. 427
The Effect of Child Care and Part Time Opportunities on Participation and Fertility Decisions in Italy
Daniela Del Boca
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2002, 15 (3), 549–573
IZA Discussion Paper No. 408
Nonprofit Sector and Part-Time Work: An Analysis of Employer-Employee Matched Data of Child Care Workers
Naci Mocan, Erdal Tekin
published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2003, 85 (1), 38-50
IZA Discussion Paper No. 398
An Econometric Analysis of the Mental-Health Effects of Major Events in the Life of Elderly Individuals
Maarten Lindeboom, France Portrait, Gerard J. van den Berg
published in: Health Economics, 2002, 11 (6), 505-520
IZA Discussion Paper No. 383
The Determinants and Consequences of Child Care Subsidies for Single Mothers
David M. Blau, Erdal Tekin
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2007, 20 (4), 719 - 741
IZA Discussion Paper No. 337
Overeducation and Skill Endowments The Role of School Achievement and Vocational Training Quality
Felix Büchel, Matthias Pollmann-Schult
published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2004, 25 (2), 150-166
IZA Discussion Paper No. 336
Careers and Wage Growth within Large Firms
Francisco Lima, Pedro T. Pereira
published in: International Journal of Manpower, 2003, 7 (24), 812-835
IZA Discussion Paper No. 263
Children and Career Interruptions: The Family Gap in Denmark
Nabanita Datta Gupta, Nina Smith
published in: Economica, 2002, 69 (276), 609-629
IZA Discussion Paper No. 216
The Effects of Overeducation on Productivity in Germany - The Firms' Viewpoint
Felix Büchel
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2002, 21(3), 263-276
IZA Discussion Paper No. 198
A Forgotten Issue: Distributional Effects of Day Care Subsidies in Germany
Michaela Kreyenfeld, C. Katharina Spieß, Gert G. Wagner
published in: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2003, 11 (2), 159-175
IZA Discussion Paper No. 198
A Forgotten Issue: Distributional Effects of Day Care Subsidies in Germany
Michaela Kreyenfeld, C. Katharina Spieß, Gert G. Wagner
published in: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2003, 11 (2), 159-175
IZA Discussion Paper No. 195
Overeducation, Undereducation, and the Theory of Career Mobility
Felix Büchel, Antje Mertens
published in: Applied Economics, 2004, 36 (8), 803 - 816
IZA Discussion Paper No. 22
The Economics of Hospital Trips and Health Care Reform
Andreas Million, Ralph Rotte, Klaus F. Zimmermann
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