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Job Insecurity Within the Household: Are Australian Householders Caring When it Comes to Risk Sharing?

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  • Francesco Mariotti

    (University of Trento)

  • Maria Dickson

    (University of Trento)

  • Karen Mumford

    (University of York and IZA)

  • Yolanda Pena-Boquete

    (University of Vigo)

Abstract

We investigate perceived job security risk and the distribution of non-labour income between spouses in a household context. In the process, the restrictions implied by Beckerian-caring preferences in the Chiappori (2002) Collective model are considered, and estimates of the sharing rule are derived. The findings support the idea of household formation as a tool that caring partners use to share risk. Our results provide further insight as to how unemployment risk may affect interaction between Australian spouses.

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  • Francesco Mariotti & Maria Dickson & Karen Mumford & Yolanda Pena-Boquete, 2016. "Job Insecurity Within the Household: Are Australian Householders Caring When it Comes to Risk Sharing?," Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC), Curtin Business School, vol. 19(2), pages 77-90.
    • Handle: RePEc:ozl:journl:v:19:y:2016:i:2:p:77-90
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    Keywords

    household; labour supply; job-insecurity; collective; bargaining;
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    JEL classification:

    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General
    • J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
    • J6 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers

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