A Comparative Analysis of European Time Transfers between Generations and Genders

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 produce

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Emilio ­Zagheni • Marina Zannella Gabriel ­Movsesyan • Brittney Wagner

A Comparative Analysis of European Time ­Transfers between Generations and Genders

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Emilio Zagheni Sociology University of Washington Seattle Washington USA

Gabriel Movsesyan Graduate Center, City University of New York Economics New York New York USA

Marina Zannella Wittgenstein Ctr for Demogr. and Human Capital Vienna Inst of Demography Austrian ­Academy of Sciences Vienna Austria

Brittney Wagner Amherst H. Wilder Foundation Wilder Research St. Paul Minnesota USA

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