The allocation and value of time assigned to housework and child-care: An analysis for Switzerland |
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Authors: | Alfonso Sousa-Poza Hans Schmid Rolf Widmer |
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Affiliation: | (1) 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 (Fax: +41-71-224-2807; e-mail: alfonso.sousa-poza@unisg.ch), CH |
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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. Received: 15 April 1999/Accepted: 5 May 2000 |
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Keywords: | JEL classification: D13 J13 J22 |
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