Peter Siminski
Biographic Data
| ID | 391076 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Siminski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Siminski |
| SIGNATURE | SIMINSKI P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wollongong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3099-8049 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Specialization, Comparative Advantage, and the Sexual Division of Labor
Recent work situates gender norms as a key driver of the sexual division of labor. But the explanatory power of Becker’s comparative advantage explanation is still not well understood. Drawing on unique data, we test the predictions of a formal Beckerian model. We complement this by proposing and analyzing new measures of specialization. We show that comparative advantage plays little or no role in the sexual division of labor within couple house…
Upside-Down Down-Under: Cold Temperatures Reduce Learning in Australia
Pension incentives and the joint retirement of couples: Evidence from two natural experiments
The Effects of World War II Military Service: Evidence from Australia
Outside of the United States, few studies have estimated the effects of World War II service. In Australia, general war-time conscription and minimal involvement in the Korean War led to large cohort differences in military service rates, which we use for identification. We find a small, temporary negative effect on employment and a substantial positive effect on post-school qualifications, but not at the university level. While service increased…
The front line of social capital creation - A natural experiment in symbolic interaction
Does the military turn men into criminals? New evidence from Australia’s conscription lotteries
Employment Effects of Army Service and Veterans' Compensation: Evidence from the Australian Vietnam-Era Conscription Lotteries
Exploiting Australia's National Service lotteries of 1965 to 1972, I estimate the effect of army service on employment outcomes. Population data from military personnel records, tax returns, veterans' compensation records, and the Census facilitate a rich and precise analysis, identified by 53,000 complying conscripts. The estimated employment effect is −12 percentage points (95% CI: −13, −11) overall, −37 for those who served in Vietnam and 0 fo…
A Fair and Equitable Method of Recruitment? Conscription by Ballot Into the Australian Army During the Vietnam War: Conscription by ballot
Australia's commitment to the Vietnam War drew on the selective conscription of additional manpower through 16 biannual ballots. Twenty-year-old men were liable to serve if their date of birth was drawn out. The randomness of the ballot was seen as an equitable method of selection for a system of labour coercion that was potentially life-threatening. We investigate the various stages of conscription of these ‘national servicemen’ for army service…
If Men Do More Housework, Do Their Wives Have More Babies
Men's Housework, Women's Housework, and Second Births in Australia
Is gender inequality in unpaid work within households implicated in falling fertility rates? This paper investigates whether the likelihood couples with one child will have more children is affected by: (i) the amount of household labor they each perform or (ii) the way they divide household labor between themselves. Drawing a sample of partnered couples with one child (n = 573) from the longitudinal Household, Income and Labor Dynamics in Austra…
Patterns of disability and norms of participation through the life course: Empirical support for a social model of disability
An attempt has been made in this article to empirically demonstrate the social derivation of disability using quantitative data, framed around the medical model. It would seem that people who are not convinced of the social derivation of disability, are likely to be influenced by findings made in such data. The term ‘social derivation’ is used to encompass both social construction and creation. The approach taken was to focus on one aspect of the…
Men's Housework, Women's Housework, and Second Births in Australia
Is gender inequality in unpaid work within households implicated in falling fertility rates? This paper investigates whether the likelihood couples with one child will have more children is affected by: (i) the amount of household labor they each perform or (ii) the way they divide household labor between themselves. Drawing a sample of partnered couples with one child (n = 573) from the longitudinal Household, Income and Labor Dynamics in Austra…
If Men Do More Housework, Do Their Wives Have More Babies
The front line of social capital creation - A natural experiment in symbolic interaction
Patterns of disability and norms of participation through the life course: Empirical support for a social model of disability
An attempt has been made in this article to empirically demonstrate the social derivation of disability using quantitative data, framed around the medical model. It would seem that people who are not convinced of the social derivation of disability, are likely to be influenced by findings made in such data. The term ‘social derivation’ is used to encompass both social construction and creation. The approach taken was to focus on one aspect of the…
Pension incentives and the joint retirement of couples: Evidence from two natural experiments
Does the military turn men into criminals? New evidence from Australia’s conscription lotteries
Patterns of disability and norms of participation through the life course: Empirical support for a social model of disability
An attempt has been made in this article to empirically demonstrate the social derivation of disability using quantitative data, framed around the medical model. It would seem that people who are not convinced of the social derivation of disability, are likely to be influenced by findings made in such data. The term ‘social derivation’ is used to encompass both social construction and creation. The approach taken was to focus on one aspect of the…
Men's Housework, Women's Housework, and Second Births in Australia
Is gender inequality in unpaid work within households implicated in falling fertility rates? This paper investigates whether the likelihood couples with one child will have more children is affected by: (i) the amount of household labor they each perform or (ii) the way they divide household labor between themselves. Drawing a sample of partnered couples with one child (n = 573) from the longitudinal Household, Income and Labor Dynamics in Austra…
A Fair and Equitable Method of Recruitment? Conscription by Ballot Into the Australian Army During the Vietnam War: Conscription by ballot
Australia's commitment to the Vietnam War drew on the selective conscription of additional manpower through 16 biannual ballots. Twenty-year-old men were liable to serve if their date of birth was drawn out. The randomness of the ballot was seen as an equitable method of selection for a system of labour coercion that was potentially life-threatening. We investigate the various stages of conscription of these ‘national servicemen’ for army service…
If Men Do More Housework, Do Their Wives Have More Babies
Employment Effects of Army Service and Veterans' Compensation: Evidence from the Australian Vietnam-Era Conscription Lotteries
Exploiting Australia's National Service lotteries of 1965 to 1972, I estimate the effect of army service on employment outcomes. Population data from military personnel records, tax returns, veterans' compensation records, and the Census facilitate a rich and precise analysis, identified by 53,000 complying conscripts. The estimated employment effect is −12 percentage points (95% CI: −13, −11) overall, −37 for those who served in Vietnam and 0 fo…
Does the military turn men into criminals? New evidence from Australia’s conscription lotteries
The front line of social capital creation - A natural experiment in symbolic interaction
The Effects of World War II Military Service: Evidence from Australia
Outside of the United States, few studies have estimated the effects of World War II service. In Australia, general war-time conscription and minimal involvement in the Korean War led to large cohort differences in military service rates, which we use for identification. We find a small, temporary negative effect on employment and a substantial positive effect on post-school qualifications, but not at the university level. While service increased…
Pension incentives and the joint retirement of couples: Evidence from two natural experiments
Upside-Down Down-Under: Cold Temperatures Reduce Learning in Australia
Specialization, Comparative Advantage, and the Sexual Division of Labor
Recent work situates gender norms as a key driver of the sexual division of labor. But the explanatory power of Becker’s comparative advantage explanation is still not well understood. Drawing on unique data, we test the predictions of a formal Beckerian model. We complement this by proposing and analyzing new measures of specialization. We show that comparative advantage plays little or no role in the sexual division of labor within couple house…
Economics (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Demographic economics (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Population (4 works)