The Economic Lifecycle by Gender - Results Combining Monetary and Time Use Estimates

Bibliographic Data

ID2428790
AuthorsFanny A Kluge (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume39
Issue4
Publication date2014-10-10
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueComparative Population Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1869-8980 • E-ISSN: 1869-8999
PublisherGerman Federal Institute for Population Research (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.12765/cpos-2014-13
OpenAlexW4235248500
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited9

In recent decades, we have witnessed profound changes in family size and structure. While marriage rates and the number of children have declined in most industrialised countries, female labour force participation rates have risen significantly. However, while the working hours and wages of women have increased, we continue to observe huge discrepancies in market production by gender in Germany. This results in considerable differences in the economic lifecycle of men and women. The differences diminish if we take unpaid household production, consumption, and caring into account. We find that, after applying this comprehensive approach, the female lifecycle resembles male consumption, income, and transfer patterns. These findings are interesting in the light of future demographic changes, as they suggest that the explicit policy aim of increasing female labour force participation could place constraints on the currently observed division of labour in the market and in the household

Consumption (sociology · Demographic economics · Division of labour · Economics · Labour economics · Macroeconomics · Market economy · Production (economics · Sociology · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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