126300 20241125101152.0 doi 10.1007/s11150-023-09653-x sideral 133601 ART-2023-133601 eng Bellido, Héctor Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-1065-1304 Body mass index and the distribution of housework among British couples 2023 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted In this paper, we analyze the relationship between Body Mass Index of the members of the couple and the distribution of housework within the same couple. Prior research has documented that higher-BMI spouses compensate their partners by increasing their market work hours. The question remains, does this compensation mechanism extend to the share of the time dedicated to housework. Using the British Household Panel Surveys for the years 2004 and 2006, we analyze the relationship between spouses’ Body Mass Index and the time devoted to housework. Our results show that a relatively higher BMI of any member of the couple is related to a decrease in his/her fraction of housework. This result is maintained when we restrict our sample to two-earner couples. We find no evidence for the compensation mechanism by which higher-BMI spouses work longer hours. By analyzing the relationship between housework time and Body Mass Index within the couple, we examine an important issue, given the significant contribution that members of couples make to their households via housework time. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S32-20R info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2020-114354RA-I00 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 4.1 2023 ECONOMICS 75 / 600 = 0.125 2023 Q1 T1 1.828 2023 Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 2023 Q1 Economics and Econometrics 2023 Q1 9.3 2023 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Giménez-Nadal, J. Ignacio Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-1610-5451 Molina, José Alberto Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9437-4606 4000 415 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Análisis Económico Área Fund. Análisis Económico 21, 4 (2023), 1247–1268 Review of Economics of the Household REVIEW OF ECONOMICS OF THE HOUSEHOLD 1569-5239 946851 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/126300/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 1206647 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/126300/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:126300 articulos driver 2024-11-22-12:07:22 ARTICLE