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Life cycle employment and fertility across institutional environments

Del Boca, Daniela (contributor); … - 2006

In this paper, we formulate a dynamic utility maximization model of female labor force participation and fertility …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003467010

Why are fertility and women's employment rates so low in Italy? : Lessons from France and the UK

Del Boca, Daniela (contributor); Pasqua, Silvia (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002226377

Market work and motherhood decisions in contexts

Del Boca, Daniela (contributor); Pasqua, Silvia (contributor) - 2008

differences in participation and fertility rates for women from different European countries can be attributed to the … educational levels, childcare and optional parental leaves have a larger impact on the fertility and participation decisions of … women at lower educational levels. -- Employment ; fertility ; childcare ; parental leave …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003646725

Household choices and child development

Del Boca, Daniela; Flinn, Christopher J.; Wiswall, Matthew - 2010

The growth in labor market participation among women with young children has raised concerns about the potential negative impact of the mother's absence from home on child outcomes. Recent data show that mother's time spent with children has declined in the last decade, while the indicators of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008989702

Self investments of adolescents and their cognitive development

Del Boca, Daniela; Monfardini, Chiara; Nicoletti, Cheti - 2012

While a large literature has focused on the impact of parental investments on child cognitive development, very little is known about the role of child's own investments. Information on how children invest their time separately from parents is probably little informative for babies and toddlers,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009627343

Transfers to households with children and child development

Del Boca, Daniela; Flinn, Christopher J.; Wiswall, Matthew - 2014

In this paper we utilize a model of household investments in the development of children to explore the impact of various transfer policies on the distribution of child outcomes. We develop a cost criterion that can be used to compare the cost effectiveness of unrestricted, restricted, and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398806

Early child care and child outcomes : the role of grandparents

Del Boca, Daniela; Piazzalunga, Daniela; Pronzato, … - 2014

In this paper, we focus on the impact of early grandparents' care on child cognitive outcomes, in the short and medium term, using data from the Millennium Cohort Study (UK). Compared with children looked after in a formal care centre, children cared by grandparents (as well as parents) are...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010419071

Did COVID-19 affect the division of labor within the household? : evidence from two waves of the pandemic in Italy

Del Boca, Daniela; Oggero, Noemi; Profeta, Paola; … - 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on families' lives, with parents all over the world struggling to meet the increased demands of housework, childcare and home-schooling. Much of the additional burden has been shouldered by women, particularly in countries with a traditionally...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550087

How parenting courses affect families' time-use? : evidence from an RCT experiment in Italy

Del Boca, Daniela; Pronzato, Chiara Daniela; Schiavon, Lucia - 2022

This paper investigates the impact of parenting courses on families' time use with their children in urban areas in Italy. Courses aimed at raising parental awareness of the importance of educational activities were offered in four cities (Naples, Reggio Emilia, Teramo and Palermo) within the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013274014

Exploring the impacts of public childcare on mothers and children in Italy : does rationing play a role?

Brilli, Ylenia; Del Boca, Daniela; Pronzato, Chiara Daniela - 2011

This paper investigates the effects of public childcare availability in Italy on mothers' working status and children's scholastic achievements. We use a newly available dataset containing individual standardized test scores of pupils attending second grade of primary school in 2008-09 in...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009315471