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477 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2706
Love on the Rocks: Alcohol Abuse and Domestic Violence in Rural Mexico
Manuela Angelucci
published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy: Contributions to Economic Analysis and Policy, 2008, 8(1), Article 43
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2705
Total Work, Gender and Social Norms
Michael C. Burda, Daniel S. Hamermesh, Philippe Weil
published as 'Total Work and Gender: Facts and Possible Explanations' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2013, 26 (1), 239-261
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2693
Short-Run and Long-Term Effects of Childbirth on Mothers’ Employment and Working Hours Across Institutional Regimes: An Empirical Analysis Based on the European Community Household Panel
Johannes Geyer, Viktor Steiner
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2669
A Theory of Child Targeting
Olivier B. Bargain, Olivier Donni
published as 'Targeting and Child Poverty' in: Social Choice and Welfare, 2012, 39(4), 783-808
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2619
The Effects of Marriage on Couples’ Allocation of Time Between Market and Non-Market Hours
Abdel Rahmen El Lahga, Nicolas Moreau
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2501
Social Relations and Remittances: Evidence from Canadian Micro Data
Don J. DeVoretz, Florin Vadean
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2498
Intra-Household Allocation of Resources: Inferences from Non-Resident Fathers’ Child Support Payments
John Ermisch, Chiara D. Pronzato
published in: Economic Journal, 2008, 118 (527), 347-362
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2476
Where to Work? The Role of the Household in Explaining Gender Differences in Labour Market Outcomes
Ralitza Dimova, Ira N. Gang, John Landon-Lane
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2454
Investment in Schooling and the Marriage Market
Pierre-André Chiappori, Murat Iyigun, Yoram Weiss
published in American Economic Review, 2009, 99 (5), 1689-1713
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2271
Educational Homogamy: Preferences or Opportunities?
Helena Skyt Nielsen, Michael Svarer
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2009, 44(4), 1066-86
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2270
The Distribution of Total Work in the EU and US
Michael C. Burda, Daniel S. Hamermesh, Philippe Weil
published in: Tito Boeri, Michael Burda, Francis Kramarz (eds.), Working Hours and Job Sharing in the EU and USA: Are Americans Crazy? Are Europeans Lazy? Oxford Univ. Press, 2008
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2245
Introducing Family Tax Splitting in Germany: How Would It Affect the Income Distribution and Work Incentives?
Viktor Steiner, Katharina Wrohlich
revised version published as 'Introducing Family Tax Splitting in Germany: How Would It Affect the Income Distribution, Work Incentives, and Household Welfare? ' in: FinanzArchiv, 2008, 64 (1), 115-142
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2172
A Collective Household Model of Time Allocation: A Comparison of Native Dutch and Immigrant Households in the Netherlands
Chris van Klaveren, Bernard M. S. van Praag, Henriette Maassen van den Brink
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2172
A Collective Household Model of Time Allocation: A Comparison of Native Dutch and Immigrant Households in the Netherlands
Chris van Klaveren, Bernard M. S. van Praag, Henriette Maassen van den Brink
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2137
The Intrahousehold Allocation of Private and Public Consumption: Theory and Evidence from U.S. Data
Olivier Donni
published as "A Simple Approach to Investigate Intrahousehold Allocation of Private and Public Goods" in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91 (3), 617-628
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2107
Empirical Estimation Results of a Collective Household Time Allocation Model
Chris van Klaveren, Bernard M. S. van Praag, Henriette Maassen van den Brink
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2107
Empirical Estimation Results of a Collective Household Time Allocation Model
Chris van Klaveren, Bernard M. S. van Praag, Henriette Maassen van den Brink
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2033
'Making Work Pay' in a Rationed Labour Market
Olivier B. Bargain, Marco Caliendo, Peter Haan, Kristian Orsini
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2010, 21 (1), 323-351
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2030
The Time and Timing Costs of Market Work, and their Implications for Retirement
Daniel S. Hamermesh
published as 'A Structural Model of the Fixed Time Costs of Market Work' (with Stephen G. Donald) in: Economics Letters, 2009, 104 (3), 125-128
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2025
Beans for Breakfast? How Exportable Is the British Workfare Model?
Olivier B. Bargain, Kristian Orsini
revised version published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2006, 25, 165-198
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2005
Modes of Spousal Interaction and the Labor Market Environment
Daniela Del Boca, Christopher Flinn
published as "Household Behavior and the Marriage Market" in: Journal of Economic Theory, 2014, 150, 137-155
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1858
Understanding Pareto Inefficient Intrahousehold Allocations
Richard Akresh
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1858
Understanding Pareto Inefficient Intrahousehold Allocations
Richard Akresh
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1855
Gender, Time Use and Public Policy over the Life Cycle
Patricia Apps, Ray Rees
published in: Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2005, 21(3), 439-461
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1821
Household Time Allocation and Modes of Behavior: A Theory of Sorts
Daniela Del Boca, Christopher Flinn
published as "Endogeneous Household Interaction" in: Journal of Econometrics, 2012, 166 (1), 49-6
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1815
Stressed Out on Four Continents: Time Crunch or Yuppie Kvetch?
Daniel S. Hamermesh, Jungmin Lee
published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89 (2), 374-383
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1752
Building the Family Nest: Pre-Marital Investments, Marriage Markets and Spousal Allocations
Murat Iyigun, Randall P. Walsh
published in: Review of Economic Studies, 2007, 74 (2), 507-532
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1744
Bargaining and Specialization in Marriage
Murat Iyigun
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1701
The Impact on Nutrition of the Intrahousehold Distribution of Power
Habiba Djebbari
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1624
Disagreement in Partners' Reports of Financial Difficulty
Robert Breunig, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Xiaodong Gong, Danielle Venn
published in: Review of the Economics of the Household, 2007, 5 (1), 59-82
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1603
Opening the Black Box of Intra-Household Decision-Making: Theory and Non-Parametric Empirical Tests of General Collective Consumption Models
Laurens Cherchye, Bram De Rock, Frederic Vermeulen
published in: Journal of Political Economy, 2009, 117 (6), 1074 - 1104
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1603
Opening the Black Box of Intra-Household Decision-Making: Theory and Non-Parametric Empirical Tests of General Collective Consumption Models
Laurens Cherchye, Bram De Rock, Frederic Vermeulen
published in: Journal of Political Economy, 2009, 117 (6), 1074 - 1104
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1530
The Age of Discontent: Italian Households at the Beginning of the Decade
Tito Boeri, Andrea Brandolini
published in: Giornale degli Economisti e Annali di Economia, 2004, 63 (3-4), 449-487
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1528
A Portrait of Child Poverty in Germany
Miles Corak, Michael Fertig, Marcus Tamm
published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2008, 54 (4), 547-571
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1511
Labor Supply, Home Production and Welfare Comparisons
Olivier Donni
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 92 (7), 1720-1737
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1502
Beware of Workaholics: Household Preferences and Individual Equilibrium Utility
Hans Gersbach, Hans Haller
updated version published as ' "Hard Workers" and Labor Restrictions' in: Journal of Population Economics, 2012, 25 (2), 469 - 494
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1492
Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity in Europe: An Analysis of European Micro Data from the ECHP 1994-2001
Christoph Knoppik, Thomas Beissinger
published in: Empirical Economics, 2009, 36 (2), 321 - 338
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1480
Cooperative Models in Action: Simulation of a Nash-Bargaining Model of Household Labor Supply with Taxation
Olivier B. Bargain, Nicolas Moreau
published as 'The Impact of Tax-Benefit Reforms on Labor Supply in a Simulated Nash-bargaining Framework' in: Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2013, 34(1), 77-86
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1480
Cooperative Models in Action: Simulation of a Nash-Bargaining Model of Household Labor Supply with Taxation
Olivier B. Bargain, Nicolas Moreau
published as 'The Impact of Tax-Benefit Reforms on Labor Supply in a Simulated Nash-bargaining Framework' in: Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2013, 34(1), 77-86
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1471
Risk, Network Quality, and Family Structure: Child Fostering Decisions in Burkina Faso
Richard Akresh
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2009, 44(4), 976-997
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1455
On Modeling Household Labor Supply with Taxation
Olivier B. Bargain
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1451
Is the Collective Model of Labor Supply Useful for Tax Policy Analysis? A Simulation Exercise
Olivier B. Bargain, Nicolas Moreau
published in: Research on Economic Inequality, 2007 (14), 317-344
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1451
Is the Collective Model of Labor Supply Useful for Tax Policy Analysis? A Simulation Exercise
Olivier B. Bargain, Nicolas Moreau
published in: Research on Economic Inequality, 2007 (14), 317-344
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1445
In-Work Policies in Europe: Killing Two Birds with One Stone?
Olivier B. Bargain, Kristian Orsini
revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2006, 13 (6), 667-693
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1441
Normative Evaluation of Tax Policies: From Households to Individuals
Olivier B. Bargain
revised version published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2008, 21 (2), 339-371
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1441
Normative Evaluation of Tax Policies: From Households to Individuals
Olivier B. Bargain
revised version published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2008, 21 (2), 339-371
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1392
Is the Household Demand for In-Home Services Sensitive to Tax Reductions? The French Case
Anne Flipo, Denis Fougère, Lucile Olier
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91 (1-2), 365-385
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1379
Adjusting Household Structure: School Enrollment Impacts of Child Fostering in Burkina Faso
Richard Akresh
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1294
A Collective Retirement Model: Identification and Estimation in the Presence of Externalities
Pierre-Carl Michaud, Frederic Vermeulen
published in: Labour Economics, 2011, 18 (2), 159-167
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1250
Observable and Unobservable Household Sharing Rules: Evidence from Young Couples' Pocket Money
Jungmin Lee
published as 'Marriage, the Sharing Rule, and Pocket Money: The Case of South Korea' in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2007, 55 (3), 557-582
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1250
Observable and Unobservable Household Sharing Rules: Evidence from Young Couples' Pocket Money
Jungmin Lee
published as 'Marriage, the Sharing Rule, and Pocket Money: The Case of South Korea' in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2007, 55 (3), 557-582
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1235
In-School Work Experience, Parental Allowances, and Wages
Christian Dustmann, John Micklewright, Arthur van Soest
published under revised title in: Empirical Economics, 2009, 37 (1), 201-218
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1030
Determinants of Income Mobility and Household Poverty Dynamics in South Africa
Ingrid Woolard, Stephan Klasen
published in: Journal of Development Studies, 2005, 41 (5), 865-897
IZA Discussion Paper No. 973
Structural Estimates of the Intergenerational Education Correlation
Christian Belzil, Jörgen Hansen
published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2003, 18 (6), 679-69
IZA Discussion Paper No. 958
Creating Low Skilled Jobs by Subsidizing Market-Contracted Household Work
Tilman Brück, John de New, Klaus F. Zimmermann
published in: Applied Economics, 2006, 38 (8), 899-911
IZA Discussion Paper No. 859
Loafing or Learning? The Demand for Informal Education
René Fahr
published in: European Economic Review, 2005, 49 (1), 75-98 and in: D. Hamermesh and G. Pfann (eds.). The Economics of Time Use, Elsevier, 2005
IZA Discussion Paper No. 796
Gender, Time Use and Models of the Household
Patricia Apps
IZA Discussion Paper No. 770
Coordination Failures in Network Migration
Axel Heitmueller
published in: Manchester School, 2006, 74(6), 701-710
IZA Discussion Paper No. 769
Household Labor Supply and Welfare Participation in Sweden
Lennart Flood, Jörgen Hansen, Roger Wahlberg
published in Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39 (4), 1008-1032
IZA Discussion Paper No. 762
The Impact of In-Work Benefits on Poverty and Household Labour Supply: A Simulation Study for Switzerland
Michael Gerfin, Robert E. Leu
revised version published as ''Evaluationg the Cost-Effectiveness of In-Work Benefits: A Simulation Study for Switzerland' in: German Economic Review, 2007, 8 (4), 447 - 467
IZA Discussion Paper No. 697
Differences in US-German Time-Allocation: Why Do Americans Work Longer Hours than Germans?
Ronald Schettkat
IZA Discussion Paper No. 678
Fostering Within-Family Human Capital Investment: An Intragenerational Insurance Perspective of Social Security
Martin Barbie, Marcus Hagedorn, Ashok Kaul
IZA Discussion Paper No. 574
Understanding Interhousehold Transfers in a Transition Economy: Evidence from Russia
Randall Kuhn, Steven Stillman
published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2004, 53 (1), 131-56
IZA Discussion Paper No. 574
Understanding Interhousehold Transfers in a Transition Economy: Evidence from Russia
Randall Kuhn, Steven Stillman
published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2004, 53 (1), 131-56
IZA Discussion Paper No. 428
Mothers, Fathers and Children after Divorce: The Role of Institutions
Daniela Del Boca
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2003, 16 (3), 399–422
IZA Discussion Paper No. 396
Exploring the Economic and Social Determinants of Psychological and Psychosocial Health
Michael A. Shields, Stephen Wheatley Price
published in: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A (Statistics in Society), 2005, 168 (3), 513-538
IZA Discussion Paper No. 392
Identifying Population Groups at High Risk of Social Exclusion: Evidence from the ECHP
Panos Tsakloglou, Fotis Papadopoulos
published in: R. Muffels, P. Tsakloglou and D. Mayes (eds.), Social Exclusion in European Welfare States, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2002, pp. 135-169
IZA Discussion Paper No. 368
How Do Sex Ratios Affect Marriage and Labor Markets? Evidence from America's Second Generation
Joshua Angrist
published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002, 117 (3), 997-1038
IZA Discussion Paper No. 356
The Distributional Impact of Social Transfers in the European Union: Evidence from the ECHP
Christopher Heady, Theodore Mitrakos, Panos Tsakloglou
published in: Fiscal Studies, 2001, 22 (4), 547-565
IZA Discussion Paper No. 280
Household Saving and Full Consumption over the Life Cycle
Patricia Apps, Ray Rees
IZA Discussion Paper No. 238
The Saving Behaviour of Two Person Households: Evidence from Dutch Panel Data
Rob Euwals, Axel H. Börsch-Supan, Angelika Eymann
published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2004, 25 (2), 195-211
IZA Discussion Paper No. 237
Surviving Unemployment without State Support: Unemployment and Household Formation in South Africa
Stephan Klasen, Ingrid Woolard
published in: Journal of African Economies, 2009, 18 (1), 1-51
IZA Discussion Paper No. 212
Sexual Bias and Household Consumption: A Semiparametric Analysis of Engel Curves in Rural China
Xiaodong Gong, Arthur van Soest, Ping Zhang
revised version published as 'The effects of the gender of children on expenditure patterns in rural China: A semiparametric analysis' in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2005, 20 (4), 509-527
IZA Discussion Paper No. 202
Gender Wage Differentials in a Competitive Labor Market: The Household Interaction Effect
Patrick Francois, Jan C. van Ours
IZA Discussion Paper No. 157
Household Production, Full Consumption and the Costs of Children
Patricia Apps, Ray Rees
published in: Labour Economics, 2001, 8 (6), 621-648
IZA Discussion Paper No. 115
Why do Indian Children Work, and is it Bad for Them?
Alessandro Cigno, Furio C. Rosati
published in: Pacific Economic Review, 2002, 7 (1), 65-84
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5
Labor Force Transitions of Older Married Couples in Germany
David M. Blau, Regina T. Riphahn
published in: Labour Economics, 1999, 6 (2), 229-251
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