Research Group

Labor Demography

Project

Unpaid Work Throughout the Life Course

We study different types of unpaid work, such as care work and volunteering, and look at how people participate in these activities throughout their lives. We also examine the determinants and consequences of unpaid work. Detailed Description

Research Keywords:

Economics, Employment, Retirement

Publications

Zai, E.:

Formal long-term care expansions and their ripple effects on family care, health, and work

Social Science and Medicine 399:119216, 1–25. (2026)

Dierker, P.; Diewald, M.:

Compensation or accentuation? How parents from different social backgrounds decide to support their children

European Sociological Review 41:1, 111–126. (2025)

Lorenti, A.; De Rose, A.; Racioppi, F.:

Volunteering during early retirement reduces depression

Social Science and Medicine 367:117790, 1–12. (2025)

Eibich, P.; Zai, E.:

Are the grandparents alright? The health consequences of grandparental childcare provision

Journal of Population Economics 37:71, 1–32. (2024)

Lorenti, A.; De Rose, A.; Racioppi, F.:

Volunteering during early retirement reduces depression

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2024-038. (2024)

Zai, E.:

The unseen shift: how partnership long-term care insurance influences caregiving among older adults

Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 79:12, 1–9. (2024)

Nitsche, N.; Grunow, D.; Hudde, A.:

Couples’ ideological pairings, relative income and housework sharing

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2023-033. (2023)

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