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Family Networks and School Enrolment: Evidence from a Randomized Social Experiment

Angelucci, Manuela; De Giorgi, Giacomo; Rangel, Marcos A.; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

We present evidence on whether and how a household's behavior is influenced by the presence and characteristics of its extended family. Using data from the PROGRESA program in Mexico, we exploit information on the paternal and maternal surnames of heads and spouses in conjunction with the...

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"Sex in Marriage is a Divine Gift": For Whom? Evidence from the Manila Contraceptive Ban

Dumas, Christelle; Lefranc, Arnaud - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

We analyze the tradeoff between child quantity and quality in developing countries by estimating the effect of family size on child education in urban Philippines. To isolate exogenous changes in family size, we exploit a policy shock: in the late 1990s, the mayor of Manila enacted a municipal...

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The Fertility-Sex Ratio Trade-off: Unintended Consequences of Financial Incentives

Anukriti, S - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Lower fertility can translate into a more male-biased sex ratio if son preference is persistent and technology for sex … an Indian scheme, Devirupak, that seeks to decrease both fertility and the sex ratio at birth. First, I construct a model …

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Parental Response to Early Human Capital Shocks: Evidence from the Chernobyl Accident

Halla, Martin; Zweimüller, Martina - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Little is known about the response behavior of parents whose children are exposed to an early-life shock. In this paper we interpret the prenatal exposure of the Austrian 1986 cohort to radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident as a negative human capital shock and examine their parents'...

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Does Custody Law Affect Family Behavior In and Out of Marriage?

Böheim, René; Francesconi, Marco; Halla, Martin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using …

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Manufacturing Growth and the Lives of Bangladeshi Women

Heath, Rachel; Mobarak, A. Mushfiq - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

We study the effects of explosive growth in the Bangladeshi ready-made garments industry on the lives on Bangladeshi women. We compare the marriage, childbearing, school enrollment and employment decisions of women who gain greater access to garment sector jobs to women living further away from...

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Does the Welfare State Destroy the Family? Evidence from OECD Member Countries

Halla, Martin; Lackner, Mario; Scharler, Johann - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

involved in the legislative process), we show that an expansion in the welfare state increases the fertility, marriage, and … formation. Nevertheless, we also find that the welfare state decouples marriage and fertility, and therefore, alters the …

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Fostering the Emancipation of Young People: Evidence from a Spanish Rental Subsidy

Aparicio Fenoll, Ainhoa; Oppedisano, Veruska - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

this paper, we study the effect of a monthly cash subsidy on young adults' emancipation, family formation, and fertility …

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Pension and the Family

Komura, Mizuki; Ogawa, Hikaru - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

The effects of pension policies on fertility have been examined in the overlapping generations (OLG) model of unitary … examines how the pension policy affects the endogenous fertility of a bargaining couple who have different lifespans. The … analysis finds out a new channel of pension policy on fertility decisions: an increase in pension size affects fertility not …

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Migration Policy, African Population Growth and Global Inequality

Mountford, Andrew; Rapoport, Hillel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

fertility and education decisions, and hence, population growth in Africa. We present the results from different scenarios for …

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