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Do you have time to take a walk together? Private and joint time within the household

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  • Martin Browning

    (CEBI, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen)

  • Olivier Donni

    (University of Cergy-Pontoise)

  • Mette Goertz

    (CEBI, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen)

Abstract

We develop a theoretical model for the intra-household allocation of time and consumption. The model distinguishes between the partners? joint and private leisure time. We estimate the parameters of our model on a Danish time use survey with information on time allocation and expenditures. The empirical estimation leads to four main conclusions. First, we fi?nd that assignable expenditures vary with female and male wage rates, consistent with the collective model, and we can assign this variation to the Pareto weight being sensitive to relative wages. Second, we fi?nd that men put more weight on both their own private expenditure and composite leisure than women. Third, we fi?nd that joint leisure and individual leisure are not perfect substitutes for partners. Fourth, we observe that both joint and private leisure are independent of the wage distribution. Thus, togetherness is not a substitute for economic factors. Fifth, we ?find that when the female wage goes up, all else equal, her child care hours increase, while her husband?s child care hours decrease.

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  • Martin Browning & Olivier Donni & Mette Goertz, 2020. "Do you have time to take a walk together? Private and joint time within the household," CEBI working paper series 20-01, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. The Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI).
    • Handle: RePEc:kud:kucebi:2001
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    1. García-Miralles, Esteban & Leganza, Jonathan M., 2024. "Joint retirement of couples: Evidence from discontinuities in Denmark," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 230(C).
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    4. Lluis, Stephanie & McCall, Brian, 2022. "Spousal labour supply adjustments to extended benefits weeks: Evidence from Canada," CLEF Working Paper Series 42, Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF), University of Waterloo.
    5. Sam Cosaert & Alexandros Theloudis & Bertrand Verheyden, 2023. "Togetherness in the Household," American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 15(1), pages 529-579, February.
    6. Sadegh Eshaghnia & James J. Heckman & Rasmus Landersø, 2023. "The Impact of the Level and Timing of Parental Resources on Child Development and Intergenerational Mobility," NBER Working Papers 31093, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    7. Gørtz, Mette & Sander, Sarah & Sevilla, Almudena, 2023. "Does the Child Penalty Strike Twice, and If So Why?," IZA Discussion Papers 16557, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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    Keywords

    Intrahousehold allocation; collective model; joint leisure;
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    JEL classification:

    • D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply

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