| Description |
1 online resource (x, 48 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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SpringerBriefs in Population Studies, 2211-3215 |
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SpringerBriefs in population studies.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1; Socio-demographic and Economic Factors Affecting Intergenerational and Gender Relationships in Europe; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Recent Evolution of Labor Market Participation Within Europe and Across European Countries; 1.3 Labor Market Flexibility; 1.4 Household Composition and Transition to Adulthood in Europe; 1.5 Employment Patterns of Households with Young Children; 1.6 Childcare Facilities and Social Expenditure; Discussion and Conclusions; References; Chapter 2 |
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Time is Economically Valuable: Production, Consumption and Transfers of Time by Age and Sex2.1 Introduction; 2.2 National Transfer Accounts and the Economic Life Cycle; 2.3 Patterns of Intergenerational Monetary Transfers; 2.4 Monetary Transfers and Beyond: The Role of Time-use; 2.4.1 Incorporating Household Production into National Income and Product Accounts; 2.4.2 Household Production in the Generational Economy; 2.5 Time Use Data; 2.6 Time Production; 2.7 Time Consumption; 2.8 The Life Cycle Deficit; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 |
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Heterogeneity in Unpaid Household Production over the Life Course3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Profiles by Age, Sex, and Household Structure; 3.3 Profiles by Age, Sex and Education; 3.4 Trends Over Time; Conclusion; References; Concluding Remarks |
| Summary |
This comparative study of European time transfers reveals the full extent of transfers in the form of unpaid work and highlights the existence of important gender differences in household time production. A large quantity of goods and services are produced by household members for their own consumption, without involving market transactions. Despite the economic and social importance of unpaid work, these productive activities are largely invisible to traditional national economic accounts. As a consequence, standard measures of intergenerational transfers typically ignore household productio |
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sociale structuur |
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social structure |
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sociale ongelijkheden |
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social inequalities |
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gezinnen |
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families |
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geslacht (gender) |
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gender |
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economie |
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economics |
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populaties |
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populations |
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demografie |
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demography |
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sociale wetenschappen |
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social sciences |
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Social Sciences (General) |
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Sociale wetenschappen (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 29, 2014) |
| Subject |
Time -- Sociological aspects.
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Time management -- Europe
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Time Management.
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Time management
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Time -- Sociological aspects
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Europe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Zannella, Marina, author
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Movsesyan, Gabriel, author
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Wagner, Brittney, author
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| ISBN |
9789401795913 |
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9401795916 |
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9401795908 |
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9789401795906 |
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