Is women's non-market time more valuable than men's?

Rickard Eriksson

No 2/2008, Working Paper Series from Swedish Institute for Social Research

Abstract: Using interview data on preferences for changes in own and spouse’s labor supply, I find that men put a higher value on women’s non-market time than vice versa. This is the opposite of what the unitary model of the household predicts when both spouses participate in labor market work.

Keywords: Household models; Labor supply; Stated preferences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D12 H31 J12 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2008-02-25
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