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693 IZA Discussion Papers
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
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