Trea Aldershof
| Date of Ph.D. defense: | June 18, 1999 |
| Title of thesis: | Female Labor Supply and Housing Decisions |
| ISBN: | 90 5668 052 8 |
| Promotor: | Prof.dr.ir. Arie Kapteyn |
| Co-promotor: | Dr. R.J.M. Alessie |
Abstract:
The focus of this thesis is on the labor supply decisions of married and cohabiting women
in relation to the housing tenure choice decision. The main motivation for a joint analysis has been the
relaxation of the mortgage qualification constraint. Since 1992 households can take out a mortgage
on the basis of two incomes instead of one. Women may want to supply more labor to obtain a higher
mortgage, but on the other hand higher mortgage commitments may constrain women to keep working.
The empirical analyses, based on the Dutch Socio-Economic Panel, are performed within a static and a dynamic
framework.
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