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Frimmel, Wolfgang; Halla, Martin; Schmidpeter, Bernhard; … - 2017

The labor supply effects of becoming a grandmother are not well established in the empirical literature. We estimate the effect of becoming a grandmother on the labor supply decision of older workers. Under the assumption that grandmothers cannot predict the exact date of conception of their...

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Fertility and economic instability : the role of unemployment and job displacement

Del Bono, Emilia; Weber, Andrea; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2014

In this paper we study the separate effects of unemployment and job displace- ment on fertility in a sample of white … collar women in Austria. Using an instru- mental variables approach we show that unemployment incidence as such has no … so irrespective of the incidence or the duration of the associated unemployment spell. …

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Job loss and social capital : the role of family, friends and wider support networks

Gush, Karon; Scott, James; Laurie, Heather - 2015

Finding a new job is not the only problem the unemployed face. How to manage the loss of income, status and identity can also be a serious consideration for those in between jobs. In-depth qualitative interviews reveal that family, friends and wider networks are important mainstays in helping...

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Clash of career and family : fertility decisions after job displacement

Del Bono, Emilia; Weber, Andrea; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2007

reduction in fertility is not due to the income loss generated by unemployment but arises because displaced workers undergo a …

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Understanding the added worker effect : a multiple methods interpretation

Laurie, Heather; Gush, Karon; Scott, James; Bryan, Mark L. - 2015

This paper provides an integrated interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data examining how couples respond when one partner loses their job. According to economic theory there may be an 'Added Worker Effect' where, when one partner loses their job, their spouse enters the labour market...

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Households' responses to spousal job loss : 'all change' or 'carry on as usual'?

Gush, Karon; Scott, James; Laurie, Heather - 2013

Economic theory suggests that when a primary earner within a couple loses their job, one potential response is for the secondary earner to seek additional paid work to bolster their household finances. Yet, the empirical quantitative evidence regarding any such 'added worker effect' is mixed. To...

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Labour market flexibility and unemployment duration: evidence from the UK

Avram, Silvia - 2020

Using a combination of UKHLS and LFS data and a discrete time model, we test the hypothesis that unstable jobs with variable hours or pay enhance the job finding chances of the unemployed in the UK. We nd no evidence that the share of unstable jobs in the unemployed person's local labour market...

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