downgraded employment, and of children to drop-out from education. While effects are stronger among vulnerable households …Using longitudinal data for Argentina, we estimate the labor supply reaction of spouses and children to their husband … labor supply of other household members. However, it increases the likelihood of spouses to switch to informal and …

development. It affects human capital through both religious and secular education. It affects population and labor by influencing …We use the elements of a macroeconomic production function—physical capital, human capital, labor, and technology …

This paper analyzes whether technological change improves equality of labor market opportunities by decreasing returns … parental backgrounds over this time period. Competing mechanisms, such as skill-specific labor supply shocks and skill …

This paper reconsiders the labor market consequences of structural change over the past 43 years. Taking two different … ways of defining manufacturing and service employment as point of departure - according to the industry classification of … is far less pronounced than generally perceived. Manufacturing and service employment numbers based on the occupations of …

Motherhood and parental leave are frequent causes of worker absences and employment interruptions, yet we know little … benefits affect firm-level employment and hiring decisions. Focusing on small- and medium-sized firms, we show that more … generous benefits reduce firm-level employment in the short term, which is driven by firms with few internal substitutes for …