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Cutting fertility? : the effect of Cesarean deliveries on subsequent fertility and maternal labor supply

Halla, Martin; Mayr, Harald; Pruckner, Gerald J.; … - 2016

fertility and maternal labor supply. Identification is achieved by exploiting variation in the supply-side's incentives to … estimates show that a non-planned CD at parity one decreases life cycle fertility by almost 17 percent. This reduction in … fertility translates into a temporary increase in maternal employment. …

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Parental leave, (in)formal childcare and long-term child outcomes

Danzer, Natalia; Halla, Martin; Schneeweis, Nicole; … - 2017

We provide a novel interpretation of the estimated treatment effects from evaluations of parental leave reforms. Accounting for the counterfactual mode of care is crucial in the analysis of child outcomes and potential mediators. We evaluate a large and generous parental leave extension in...

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The effect of prenatal maternity leave on short and long-term child outcomes

Ahammer, Alexander; Halla, Martin; Schneeweis, Nicole - 2018

children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …

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The quantity and quality of children : a semi-parametric Bayesian IV approach

Frühwirth-Schnatter, Sylvia; Halla, Martin; Posekany, … - 2014

Prior empirical research on the theoretically proposed interaction between the quantity and the quality of children builds on exogenous variation in family size due to twin births and focuses on human capital outcomes. The typical finding can be described as a statistically nonsignificant...

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Parental response to early human capital shocks : evidence from the Chernobyl accident

Halla, Martin; Zweimüller, Martina - 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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The effect of superstition on health : evidence from the Taiwanese ghost month

Halla, Martin; Liu, Chia-lun; Liu, Jan-tan - 2019

Superstition is a widespread phenomenon. We empirically examine its impact on health-related behavior and health outcomes. We study the case of the Taiwanese Ghost month. During this period, which is believed to increase the likelihood of bad outcomes, we observe substantial adaptions in...

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The difficult case of persuading women : experimental evidence from childcare

Galasso, Vincenzo; Profeta, Paola; Pronzato, Chiara Daniela - 2013

Gender stereotypes are well established also among women. Yet, a recent literature suggests that learning from other women experience about the effects of maternal employment on children outcomes may increase female labor force participation. To further explore this channel, we design a...

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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...

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Mothers' labour market participation : do grandparents make it easier?

Arpino, Bruno; Pronzato, Chiara Daniela; Tavares, Lara P. - 2012

Childcare arrangements are key in women's ability to juggle motherhood and working outside the home. As such, the study of the access to childcare and its use is of great policy relevance. We focus on a particular kind of informal childcare, the one provided by grandparents. Empirically,...

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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...

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