- working preferences/economic incentives/ childcare and divorce/retirement and time-use

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1 Working Hours and the Family - working preferences/economic incentives/ childcare and divorce/retirement and time-use Arbejdstid og familien Arbejdstidsonsker/arbejdstid og skat/bern og skilsmisse/pensionering og samvaer Syddansk Universitetsforlag

2 Indhold Foreword 9 Forord 10 Sammenfatning: Arbejdstid og familien 11 Arbejdstids0nsker/arbejdstid og skat/bern og skilsmisse/ pensionering og samvaer I Omsasttes arbejdstids0nsker til virkelighed? 12 - arbejdstidsprceferencer og cendringer i arbejdstid, og velfcerd II III Er det kun den normale arbejdstid, der pävirkes af skatten? 13 - mcend og kvinders normale og faktiske arbejdstider og den marginale skat Mar born nogen betydning for msend og kvinders arbejdstid? 14 - mcend og kvinders tidsanvendelse i forskellige livsfaser IV Borneomsorg, voksenliv og skilsmisse 16 - b0rneomsorg og forskellige familieformer, og b0rns succes sidenhen V Hvor störe forskelle er der i foraeldres berneomsorg? 17 - en sammenligning mellem Danmark, UK og Canada VI Pensionering af kaerlighed? 18 - fritiden f0r og efter arbejdsmarkedet I Omsasttes arbejdstids0nsker til virkelighed? 21 - arbejdstidspraeferencer og aendringer i arbejdstid, og velfaerd Do preferences impact behavior and wellbeing? A panel study of preferred and actual working hours /09 23 Marie Louise Schultz-Nielsen 1. Introduction Literature review Data Empirical strategy 30

3 5. Descriptives Couples' preferences for working hours A panel analysis of preferred and actual working hours, the harmonization process, and constraints Working hour tension and wellbeing Preferred and actual working hours - a macro perspective Summary 46 Bibliography 48 II Er det kun den normale arbejdstid, der pävirkes af skatten? 51 - maend og kvinders normale og faktiske arbejdstider og den marginale skat Spouses' supply of labor: How dependent are wage rate and income effects to the specification of working hours? 53 Cecilie Svane Olesen 1. Background Labor supply and different measures of working hours - a hypothesis Different measures of working hours Distribution of working hours Working hours and the business cycle The Danish tax system Data Descriptive statistics Econometric model Results Taxes, working hours and education Taxes and working hours of spouses Taxes, working hours and preferences for leisure among spouses Taxes, working hours and satisfaction with leisure time for spouses Taxes, working hours and education for spouses Tax change and working hours, / Conclusion 92 Bibliography 94

4 Appendix 97 A The tax model 97 B Tax rates and working time of respondents with a strictly positive amount of working hours 99 III Mar b0rn nogen betydning for maend og kvinders arbejdstid? maend og kvinders tidsanvendelse i forskellige livsfaser How Time Use Varies With Life Stage In Denmark: A Cross-sectional and a Panel Study Introduction Literature review Data Descriptive statistics Empirical strategy Results Multivariate ordinary least squares results Fixed effects results Conclusion 123 Bibliography 125 IV Borneomsorg, voksenliv og skilsmisse b0rneomsorg og forskellige familieformer, og borns succes sidenhen Childcare and child outcomes - and parental divorce Background Theory Data Descriptive Parental time Investment Child outcomes Conclusion 144 Bibliography 145

5 V Hvor störe forskelle er der i foraeldres borneomsorg? en sammenligning mellem Danmark, UK og Canada Resources available to children: A comparison between Den mark, UK and Canada 151 Lori Curtis 1. Introduction Inputs to children Data and Measures Measures of time available to children Valuation of time Income and Expenditure measures Results Conclusion and discussion 172 Bibliography 175 VI Pensionering af kserlighed? fritiden for og efter arbejdsmarkedet Love and retirement: Older couples' leisure time before and after retirement Introduction The Danish Pension System Data and descriptive statistics 184 a. Time allocation - leisure time 188 b. Simultaneous retirement Leisure time before and after retirement The analyses 192 a. A double regression discontinuity approach 192 b. Results - 1 st stage 194 c. Results - 2nd stage Conclusion 199 Bibliography 200 Appendix 202