The problem of obesity is alarming public health authorities around the world. Therefore, it is important to study its determinants. In this paper, we explore the empirical relationship between household income and body mass index (BMI) in nine European Union countries. Our findings suggest that, in general, the association is negative for women and nonexistent for men. Moreover, once we decomp...

Abstract Studies have investigated the equalizing effect of childcare provision and parental leave schemes on gendered work patterns. However, as relationship between policies individual time allocations to paid is complex challenging empirically assess, previous research has clarified single aspects this complexity. The present study theoretically combines a household perspective by considerin...

This study aims to shed a light on children’s pragmatic development by examining Mandarin-speaking requests in interactions with their parents. It is found that children between 24 and 36 months old appear use various request forms, primarily simple imperatives WANT statements. A closer examination reveals prefer activity-based while both primary forms are unstructured daily conversations. The ...

The paper analyses the effect of mother tongue on labor market outcomes of Swiss residents. This type of analysis can shed light on an important policy question. Is the Swiss labor market well integrated, or can one find instead segmentation along language borders? Improving on previous research in this area, we use a nationally representative household survey, the Swiss Household Panel 1999 an...