Labour market choices and well-being of individuals inside households: preferences, opportunities or traditional role patterns?

The aim of our project is to better understand labour market outcomes by modelling the choice of a job as an interaction between job opportunities for individuals (what jobs are available and for whom?), job preferences of individuals (which individuals are willing to do these jobs?) and a household decision process turning the preferences of its members in a choice (how to distribute time spending on working, household tasks, children,... between the partners of a household?). Moreover, we analyse the following research questions: how can we explain household choices, what is the impact of labour market policy (for example work-life balance improving policies or tax policy) on employment and welfare of individuals and households, and how can intra- and interhousehold inequality be explained? How does the presence of children or immigration background play a role? In order to answer these questions, we will construct and estimate a job choice and intra-household allocation model.