IRISS at CEPS/INSTEAD

What is IRISS-C/I? IRISS-C/I is a project funded by the European Commission in its 'Access to Major Research Infrastructures' programme. IRISS-C/I funds short visits at CEPS/Instead for researchers willing to undertake collaborative and/or internationally comparative research in economics and other social sciences. Who may apply? We encourage applications from all interested individuals (doing non-proprietary research in a European institution) who want to carry out their research in the fields of expertise of CEPS/Instead. Free access to the IRISS-C/I research infrastructure (office, computer, library…); access to the CEPS/Instead archive of micro-data (including e.g. the ECHP); technical and scientific assistance; free accommodation and a contribution towards travel and subsistence costs. Survey and panel data methodology; income and poverty dynamics; gender, ethnic and social inequality; unemployment; segmentation of labour markets; education and training; social protection and redistributive policies; impact of ageing populations; intergenerational relations; regional development and structural change. Abstract Using data unique to the European Community Household Panel survey (ECHP), we examine the hypothesis that self-employed workers spend more time caring for children than do those in other forms of employment. Our results, for eleven western-European countries, provide little support for the hypothesis, except in one or two countries, and only for women. Indeed, in many European nations, self-employed women on average spend less time caring for children than do other employed women.