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This paper critically reviews what we know about the long-term effects of parental leave and early childhood education programs. We find only limited evidence that expansions of parental leave durations improved long-run educational or labor market outcomes of the children whose parents were...
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working parents spend less time engaged in primary childcare than their counterparts without jobs but more than employed peers …
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exposed to two informational treatments on the positive consequences of formal childcare on children future educational …
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eligibility for extended parental leave and geographical variation in formal childcare. We find that estimated treatment effects … on long-term child outcomes differ substantially according to the availability of formal childcare and the mother … human capital outcomes only if the reform induces a replacement of informal child-care with maternal care. We conclude that …
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The incidence of Cesarean deliveries (CDs) has been on the rise. The procedure's cost and benefits are discussed controversially; in particular, since non-medically indicated cases seem widespread. We study the effect of CDs on subsequent fertility and maternal labor supply. Identification is...
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of COVID-19 on the working arrangements, housework and childcare of couples where both partners work. Our results show … that most of the additional workload associated to COVID-19 falls on women while childcare activities are more equally … childcare and working arrangements is more symmetric, with both women and men spending less time with their children if they …
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We model the bargaining process of parents over custody at the time of divorce. First we assume an institutional setting where only sole custody is available. In a second step we reform this institutional setting and introduce the possibility of joint custody. We show that some parents, who...
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