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The allocation and value of time assigned to housework and child-care: An analysis for Switzerland

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  • Alfonso Sousa-Poza

    (Department of Economics and Research Institute for Labour Economics and Labour Law at the University of St. Gallen, Guisanstrasse 92, CH-9010 St. Gallen, Switzerland)

  • Hans Schmid

    (Department of Economics and Research Institute for Labour Economics and Labour Law at the University of St. Gallen, Guisanstrasse 92, CH-9010 St. Gallen, Switzerland)

  • Rolf Widmer

    (Department of Economics and Research Institute for Labour Economics and Labour Law at the University of St. Gallen, Guisanstrasse 92, CH-9010 St. Gallen, Switzerland)

Abstract

In this paper, data from the 1997 Swiss Labour Force Survey are used to analyse the allocation and value of time assigned to housework and child-care. It is shown that men's allocation of time to housework and child-care is largely invariant to changes in socio-economic factors. Women's allocation of time to housework and child-care, on the other hand, is shown to depend on several social, economic, and demographic factors. The value of time assigned to housework and child-care is calculated with two market replacement cost methods and three opportunity cost methods. The results show that the value of time assigned to housework and child-care ranges from 27% to 39% and from 5% to 8% of GDP (in 1997), respectively. The value of time assigned to housework and child-care is also calculated for different household structures.

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  • Alfonso Sousa-Poza & Hans Schmid & Rolf Widmer, 2001. "The allocation and value of time assigned to housework and child-care: An analysis for Switzerland," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 14(4), pages 599-618.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jopoec:v:14:y:2001:i:4:p:599-618
    Note: Received: 15 April 1999/Accepted: 5 May 2000
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    Keywords

    Time allocation; child-care; household production;
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    JEL classification:

    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply

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