Wer arbeitet wie viel? Entscheidungen über den Erwerbsumfang im Partnerschaftskontext

Abstract

"Investigating employment decisions in couples by two competing microeconomic theories requires attention to the current employment situation. Depending on the theoretical approach, the current employment constellation either prescribes current specialization strategies by the partners which have to be constantly updated (new home economics). Or it determines the bargaining power structure that each partner wants to optimize for his or her own benefit (bargaining theory). In this paper, the influence of the current employment constellation on desired future constellation is analyzed. A factorial survey module was implemented in the panel study 'Labour Market and Social Security' (PASS). In this module, respondents evaluated the willingness to accept hypothetical job offers. Results support hypotheses from bargaining theory: People are interested in achieving an equal power structure in their relationships. They do not favor to continue existing specializations as new home economics would predict." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Frodermann, C. (2015): Wer arbeitet wie viel? Entscheidungen über den Erwerbsumfang im Partnerschaftskontext. In: Zeitschrift für Familienforschung, Vol. 27, No. 1, p. 78-104.