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IZA Discussion Paper No. 16090
Time-Use and Subjective Well-Being: Is Diversity Really the Spice of Life?
Naomi Friedman-Sokuler, Claudia Senik
published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2024, 51 (1), 1-34.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16082
Discrimination on the Child Care Market: A Nationwide Field Experiment
Henning Hermes, Fabian Mierisch, Frauke Peter, Simon Wiederhold, Philipp Lergetporer
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16069
The Women Empowering Effect of Higher Education
Ahmed Elsayed, Alina Shirshikova
published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 163, 103101
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16045
What If She Earns More? Gender Norms, Income Inequality, and the Division of Housework
Iga Magda, Ewa Cukrowska-Torzewska, Marta Palczyńska
published in: Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2024, 45, 1–20
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16039
Pension Reforms and Couples' Labour Supply Decisions
Hamed Markazi Moghadam, Patrick A. Puhani, Joanna Tyrowicz
published in: Labour Economics, 2024, 91, 102627
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16036
Slow Traffic, Fast Food: The Effects of Time Lost on Food Store Choice
Panka Bencsik, Lester Lusher, Rebecca L.C. Taylor
published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2025, 146, 103737
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16031
The Impact of a Minimum Wage Increase on Hours Worked: Heterogeneous Effects by Gender and Sector
Paul Redmond, Seamus McGuinness
published in Economica, 2025, 92, (365), 84-106
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16030
Thriving in the Rain: Natural Shocks, Time Allocation, and Women's Empowerment in Bangladesh
Sveva Vitellozzi, Gianna Claudia Giannelli
published in: World Development, 2024, 181, 106684
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16023
The Limitations of Overtime Limits to Reduce Long Working Hours: Evidence from the 2018-2021 Working Time Reform in Korea
Stéphane Carcillo, Alexander Hijzen, Stefan Thewissen
published in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2023, 62 (1), 98-126
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16019
Working from Home, COVID-19 and Job Satisfaction
Inga Laß, Esperanza Vera-Toscano, Mark Wooden
published online in: IRL Review, 7 December 2024
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16006
Social Norms and Female Labor Force Participation in Bangladesh: The Role of Social Expectations and Reference Networks
Luna Bellani, Kumar Biswas, Sebastian Fehrler, Paul Marx, Shwetlena Sabarwal, Syed Rashed Al-Zayed Josh
IZA Discussion Paper No. 16005
Family Affair? Long-Term Economic and Mental Effects of Spousal Cancer
Petri Böckerman, Mika Kortelainen, Henri Salokangas, Maria Vaalavuo
forthcoming in: Journal of Population Economics, 2025
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15966
The Fertility Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Structural Change
Nicolas Büttner, Michael Grimm, Isabel Günther, Kenneth Harttgen, Stephan Klasen
published in: Demography, 2024, 61 (5), 1585–1611.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15926
When You Can't Afford to Wait for a Job: The Role of Time Discounting for Own-Account Workers in Developing Countries
Thiago Scarelli, David N. Margolis
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15894
The Multigenerational Impact of Children and Childcare Policies
Sencer Karademir, Jean-William Laliberté, Stefan Staubli
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15890
What Drives Paternity Leave: Financial Incentives or Flexibility?
Lennart Ziegler, Omar Bamieh
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15875
Training in Late Careers: A Structural Approach
Teresa Backhaus
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15871
Pension Reforms, Longer Working Horizons and Absence from Work
Giorgio Brunello, Maria De Paola, Lorenzo Rocco
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2025, 38, 9 (2025)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15842
Does Access to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Reduce Women Household Burden? Evidence from India
Qinghe Su, Mehtabul Azam
published in: Energy Economics, 2023, 119, 106529
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15834
Market Facilitation Program Payments, Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Coverage and Off-Farm Employment
Ashok K. Mishra, Alexis H. Villacis, Cristina D. M. Miller
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