Non-market household time and the cost of children

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A distinguishing feature among households is whether adult members work or not, since the occupational status of adults affects their 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 occupational status of adults. Our tests support that 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). Moreover, we find supportive evidence for the hypothesis that, in two-adult households, there is a potential for within-household welfare gains from specialization in market- vs. domestic activities, especially childcare.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working Papers ; No. 0606

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Privater Haushalt ; Haushaltseinkommen ; Familie ; Lebensstandard ; Kinder ; Kinderbetreuung ; Schätzung ; Belgien ; Deutschland

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Koulovatianos, Christos ; Schröder, Carsten ; Schmidt, Ulrich
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Universität Wien, Institut für Wirtschaftswissenschaften
• (where): Wien
• (when): 2006

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/3847
• Last update: 2025-03-10T11:44:37+0100