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participation decisions in the context of their families and their residential locations. We are particularly interested in how the … presence in the household of preschool and school-age children and/or the elderly and disabled affects women's likelihood of … and that presence of pre-school age children significantly decreases it. The negative effect on women's labor force …
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's counter-factual work behavior. We show that extending parental leave has significant positive effects on children's health and …
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supply model reveals that men who remain with female children are strongly positively selected (in terms of their work hours …) relative to men who remain with male children …
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In this paper, we use 2008-2013 American Community Survey data to update and further probe Dahl and Moretti's (2008) son preference results, which found evidence that having a female first child increased the probability of single female headship and raised fertility. In light of the substantial...
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children. Using data from a large panel survey of Polish households carried out in 2013 and 2014 (Determinants of Educational … amount of time parents spend with their children reading, playing or teaching them new things. We account for employment … time' devoted to children. We show that these are parental human and cultural capital and their values that are primary …
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the household. Using a sample of PSID-CDS children, we investigate whether the birth order effects in their outcomes are …
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coresidency with adult children on the labor force participation of older adult differs by urban vs. rural residence. In 1982, the … LFPR of urban elders who coresided with their adult children were significantly higher than those who did not coreside. By … 2000, this effect completely disappeared. In contrast, in rural areas, coresidency with adult children had a large and …
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The disproportionate impact of children on women's earnings constitutes the primary factor contributing to persistent … gender inequality in many countries. This paper examines the multigenerational impact of children and whether the public … provision of formal childcare lessens the earnings and employment impacts of children. Our analyses notably incorporate the role …
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have at least one child. By contrast, almost no single women have any children. We then explain these three facts, focusing …
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Societies socialize children about many things, including sex. Socialization is costly. It uses scarce resources, such …
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