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Non-market household time and the cost of children [Dataset]
Harvard Dataverse (Africa Rice Center, Bioversity International, CCAFS, CIAT, IFPRI, IRRI and WorldFish)
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Non-market household time and the cost of children [Dataset]
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https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/3KLMMB
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C. Koulovatianos
C. Schröder U. Schmidt |
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Harvard Dataverse
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| Description |
A distinguishing feature among households is whether adult members work or not, since the occupational status of adults affects their available time for home activities. Using a survey method in two countries, Belgium and Germany, we provide household incomes that retain the level of well-being across different family types, distinguished by family size and occupational status of adults. Our tests support that childcare-time costs are important determinants of household well-being. Estimates of child costs relative to an adult are higher for households that are time-constrained (all adults in the household work). Moreover, we find supportive evidence for the hypothesis that, in two-adult households, there is a potential for within-household welfare gains from specialization in market- vs. domestic activities,especially childcare.
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Social Sciences
Household production Child costs Childcare Survey method |
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2006
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