Abstract
This article analyzes the effects of the presence of children on the time devoted to adult care. Using the 2002 Spanish Time
Use Survey (STUS), we examine two possible effects of children: (i) a negative effect, the Substitution Effect, associated with active childcare, and (ii) a positive effect, the Presence Effect, associated with passive childcare. Our results show that both effects have significant impacts on the ways in which mothers
devote time to adult care activities. We find that an additional child in the family, under age 18, reduces the probability
of caregiving, the Substitution Effect, while the presence of children during adult care, the Presence Effect, increases the probability of caregiving.
Use Survey (STUS), we examine two possible effects of children: (i) a negative effect, the Substitution Effect, associated with active childcare, and (ii) a positive effect, the Presence Effect, associated with passive childcare. Our results show that both effects have significant impacts on the ways in which mothers
devote time to adult care activities. We find that an additional child in the family, under age 18, reduces the probability
of caregiving, the Substitution Effect, while the presence of children during adult care, the Presence Effect, increases the probability of caregiving.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-9
- DOI 10.1007/s10834-011-9250-7
- Authors
- José Ignacio Giménez-Nadal, Departamento de Análisis Económico, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Universidad de Zaragoza, Gran Vía 2, 50005 Zaragoza, Spain
- Miriam Marcén, Departamento de Análisis Económico, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Universidad de Zaragoza, Gran Vía 2, 50005 Zaragoza, Spain
- Raquel Ortega, Departamento de Organización y Dirección de Empresas, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Universidad de Zaragoza, Gran Vía 2, 50005 Zaragoza, Spain
- Journal Journal of Family and Economic Issues
- Online ISSN 1573-3475
- Print ISSN 1058-0476