Levy Economics Institute, Economics Program, and The Bard College Economic Club Present
Economics Seminar
"Modern Families: Household Bargaining and Time Use in Same-Sex Households"
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Hegeman 102
4:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
4:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Michael E. Martell, Assistant Professor, Bard College
Leanne Roncolato, Assistant Professor, Franklin and Marshall College
Leanne Roncolato, Assistant Professor, Franklin and Marshall College
We compare how members of same-sex and different-sex households in the US allocate their time in activities related to housework, care labor, leisure and paid labor. Economic models of the household highlight the importance of relative earnings of household partners in determining the allocation of time use within households. We find that members of same-sex households, lesbians in particular, allocate their time differently than members of different sex households as their relative earnings potential changes. The varying responses to relative earnings potential highlight that the time use decisions of members of same-sex households are impacted by their distinct identities and preferences for equality. We suggest that the role of gender norms, identity and preferences are inadequately considered in economic theories of the household and suggest avenues for the development of more complete economic theories.
Michael Martell is an applied microeconomist with interests in the fields of labor, development, with special emphases on feminist theory and topics in inequality. He has previously taught at Franklin and Marshall College, Elizabethtown College, the University of Mary Washington and American University, where he earned his PhD.
Leanne Roncolato is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Franklin and Marshall College. She is a feminist economist with published work covering topics such as trade liberalization, informal employment, structural macroeconomics and time use in same-sex households. Her current projects include work on job quality of subway dancers in New York City and bargaining power in same-sex households.
Michael Martell is an applied microeconomist with interests in the fields of labor, development, with special emphases on feminist theory and topics in inequality. He has previously taught at Franklin and Marshall College, Elizabethtown College, the University of Mary Washington and American University, where he earned his PhD.
Leanne Roncolato is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Franklin and Marshall College. She is a feminist economist with published work covering topics such as trade liberalization, informal employment, structural macroeconomics and time use in same-sex households. Her current projects include work on job quality of subway dancers in New York City and bargaining power in same-sex households.
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Time: 4:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Hegeman 102