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Gender differences in the distribution of total work-time of Latin-American families : the importance of social norms

Campaña, Juan Carlos; Gimenez-Nadal, José Ignacio; … - 2015

We analyze differences by gender in the time dedicated to total work (paid and unpaid) by families in Latin America, with particular attention to the effect of social norms. To this end, we use survey data on time use in Mexico (2009), Peru (2010), Ecuador (2012) and Colombia (2012), to estimate...

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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 …

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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]

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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 …

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Women's Work, Housework and Childcare, before and during Covid-19

Del Boca, Daniela; Oggero, Noemi; Profeta, Paola; … - 2020

Using new survey data collected in April 2020 from a representative sample of Italian women, we analyse jointly the effect of Covid-19 on the working arrangements, housework and childcare of couples where both partners work. ties. According to our empirical estimates, changes to the amount of...

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How Parents' Skills Affect Their Time-Use with Children? Evidence from an RCT Experiment in Italy

Del Boca, Daniela; Pronzato, Chiara; Schiavon, Lucia - 2020

This paper investigates the impact of parenting courses on fragile families’ time use with their children. Courses aimed at raising parental awareness of the importance of educational activities are offered in four Italian cities (Naples, Reggio Emilia, Teramo and Palermo) within the framework...

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Early Childcare Duration and Students' Later Outcomes in Europe

Del Boca, Daniela; Monfardini, Chiara; See, Sarah Grace - 2022

benefits, particularly for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, is its potential to mitigate educational inequality …

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Parenting with Patience: Parental Incentives and Child Development

Del Boca, Daniela; Flinn, Christopher J.; Verriest, Ewout; … - 2023

money investments in their child, parents also choose whether to use explicit incentives to increase the child's self … incentives to invest in themselves. …

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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...

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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...

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