Non-market time and household well-being

Christos Koulovatianos (), Schröder, Carsten and Ulrich Schmidt
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Carsten Schröder ()

No 2005/11, Discussion Papers from Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics

Abstract: A distinguishing feature among households is whether adult members work or not, since the employment status affects a household's 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 employment status of adults. Our tests support that specialization in home production and 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), and also higher for poorer households. --

Keywords: household production; child costs; childcare; survey method (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 D31 C42 J22 D13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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