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Parents' economic support of young-adult children : do socioeconomic circumstances matter?
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Gorgens, Tue - 2012
This paper assesses how the economic support provided by parents to young adults as they complete their education and enter the labor market is related to the family's socioeconomic circumstances. We address this issue using detailed survey data on intergenerational co-residence and financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009532071
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010501875
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Does the effect of incentive payments on survey response rates differ by income support history?
Baron, Juan D.; Breunig, Robert; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; … - 2008
This paper asks which sub-groups of the population are affected by the payment of a small cash incentive to respond to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003697365
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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
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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]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002226377
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003646725
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Pathways of disadvantage : unpacking the intergenerational correlation in welfare
Bubonya, Melisa; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A. - 2020
benefits. The primary mechanism linking welfare receipt across generations is the failure to complete high school. Adolescents …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012157456
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Intergenerational disadvantage : learning about equal opportunity from social assistance receipt
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Dahmann, Sarah Christina; … - 2017
We use variation in the extent of generational persistence across social assistance payments to shed light on the factors leading to intergenerational disadvantage. Our administrative data come from the Australian social security system and provide us with detailed social assistance trajectories...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011737503
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Immigration background and the intergenerational correlation in education
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Trong Ha Nguyen - 2010
This paper analyzes the degree of intergenerational education mobility among immigrant and native-born youth in Australia. We find that young Australians from non-English-speaking background (NESB) immigrant families have an educational advantage over their English-speaking background (ESB)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003975187
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Financial stress, family conflict, and youths’ successful transition to adult roles
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Ribar, David C. - 2009
We analyze the effect of mothers' and youths' reports of family financial stress and conflict on youths' transitions into adult roles. We find that mothers’ reports of financial stresses and borrowing constraints are associated with earlier transitions to inactivity and public assistance,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003925516