http://hdl.handle.net/2072/2030 http://www.recercat.net/retrieve/4281 http://hdl.handle.net/2072/2030 Search the Channel s http://www.recercat.net/simple-search http://hdl.handle.net/2072/12476 title: Union activism in an inclusive model of industrial relations : evidence from an Spanish case authors: Jódar Martínez, Pere; Vidal, Sergi; Alòs, Ramon <br>abstract: In this article we analyze the reasons, within the context of Spanish industrial relations, for trade union members’ active participation in their regional union. The case of Spain is particularly interesting as the unions’ main activity, collective bargaining, is a public good. The text, based on research involving a representative survey of members of a regional branch of the “Workers” Commissions” (Comisiones Obreras) trade union, provides empirical evidence that the union presence in the workplace has a significant influence on members’ propensity for activism. By contrast, the alternative hypothesis based on instrumental reasons appears of little relevance in the Spanish industrial relations context. <br> http://hdl.handle.net/2072/10685 title: Personal and household care giving for adult children to parents and social stratification authors: Sarasa Urdiola, Sebastià; Billingsley, Sunnee <br>abstract: Using SHARE database the paper explores the factors conditioning personal care giving from adult children to their parents. Frequency and intensity of personal care is contrasted with the reciprocal expectations that children have about wealth inheritance from their parents and with the opportunity costs of helping, as well as with the capacity of parents of getting help from other sources of personal care. The results may help to understand how inequalities in accessing to formal services relate with intergenerational solidarity. <br> http://hdl.handle.net/2072/10684 title: Who benefits from parental leave in Spain? : a life course analysis authors: Lapuerta, Irene; González, María José; Baizán, Pau <br>abstract: This paper analyses the extent to which individual and workplace characteristics and regional policies influence the use and duration of parental leave in Spain. The research is based on a sample of 125,165 people, and 6,959 parental leaves stemming from the ‘Sample of Working Life Histories’ (SWLH), 2006. The SWLH consists of administrative register data which include information from three different sources: Social Security, Municipality and Income Tax Registers. We adopt a simultaneous equations approach to analyse the use (logistic regression) and duration (event history analysis) of parental leave, which allows us to control for endogeneity and censored observations. We argue that the Spanish parental leave scheme increases gender and social inequalities insofar as reinforces gender role specialization, and only encourages the reconciling of work and family life among workers with a good position in the labour market (educated employees with high and stable working status). <br> http://hdl.handle.net/2072/10683 title: The Risk of divorce and household saving behavior authors: González, Libertad; Ozcan, Berkay <br>abstract: We address the impact of an increase in the risk of divorce on the saving behavior of married couples. From a theoretical perspective, the expected sign of the effect is ambiguous. We take advantage of the legalization of divorce in Ireland in 1996 as an exogenous increase in the likelihood of divorce. We analyze the saving behavior over time of couples who were married before the law was passed. We propose a difference-in-differences approach where we use as control groups either married couples in other European countries (not affected by the law change) , or Irish families who did not experience a significant increase in the expected risk of divorce (such as very religious families). Our results suggest that the increase in the risk of divorce brought about by the law was followed by an increase in the propensity to save of married couples, consistent with a rise in precautionary savings interpretation. <br>