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Coverage of infertility treatment and fertility outcomes: Do women catch up?
Machado, Matilde P.; Sanz-de-Galdeano, Anna - 2011
The ageing of first-time mothers and the changes in women's labor market conditions have been accompanied by the introduction and subsequent increase in the use of assisted reproductive therapies (ART) that help extend women's reproductive lives. Considering the financial cost of infertility...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278514
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Coverage of Infertility Treatment and Fertility Outcomes: Do Women Catch Up?
Machado, Matilde P.; Sanz-de-Galdeano, Anna - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
The ageing of first-time mothers and the changes in women's labor market conditions have been accompanied by the introduction and subsequent increase in the use of assisted reproductive therapies (ART) that help extend women's reproductive lives. Considering the financial cost of infertility...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009147492
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Health and Labor Market Impacts of Twin Birth: Evidence from a Swedish IVF Policy Mandate
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clarke, Damian; Mühlrad, Hanna; … - 2022
IVF allows women to delay birth and pursue careers, but IVF massively increases the risk of twin birth. There is … health and women's earnings following IVF birth, along-side an increase in subsequent fertility. We provide the first … comprehensive evaluation of SET, relevant given the secular rise in IVF births and growing concerns over twin birth risk. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012882566
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Women's Careers and Family Formation
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clarke, Damian; Walther, Selma - 2022
This paper discusses research on the relationship between fertility and women's labour force participation. It surveys methods used to obtain causal identification, and provides an overview of the evidence of causal effects in both directions. We highlight a few themes that we regard as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470402
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Multiple Births, Birth Quality and Maternal Labor Supply: Analysis of IVF Reform in Sweden
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clarke, Damian; Mühlrad, Hanna; … - 2019
In this study we examine the passage of a reform to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures in Sweden in 2003 … multiple embryo transfers, the single embryo transfer (SET) was mandated as the default IVF procedure. Using linked registry … births of 63%. This narrowed differences in health between IVF and non- IVF births by 53%, and differences in the labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012141127
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A "Healthy Immigrant Effect" or a "Sick Immigrant Effect"? Selection and Policies Matter
Constant, Amelie F.; García-Muñoz, Teresa; Neuman, … - 2015
An extensive body of research related to immigrants in a variety of countries has documented a "healthy immigrant effect" (HIE). When immigrants arrive in the host country they are healthier than comparable native populations, but their health status may deteriorate with additional years in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011345398
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Linguistic and Economic Adjustment among Immigrants in Israel
Chiswick, Barry R.; Rebhun, Uzi; Beider, Nadia - 2016
This paper analyzes the Hebrew language proficiency, probability of employment, and labor market earnings of immigrants in Israel. It uses the 2010/11 Immigrant Absorption Survey conducted by the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics. Unique features of the analysis include the study of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011559642
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The Effect of Parental Job Loss on Child School Dropout: Evidence from the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Di Maio, Michele; Nistico, Roberto - 2019
We study the effect of parental job loss on child school dropout in developing countries. We focus on Palestinian households living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and having the household head employed in Israel during the Second Intifada (2000-2006). We exploit quarterly variation in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012005910
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Trade Policy and Labor Services : Final Status Options for the West Bank and Gaza
Schiff, Maurice - 2004
This paper considers the policy options of the West Bank and Gaza (WBG) with respect to trade and the exports of labor services. It concludes that i) a non-discriminatory trade policy (NDTP) is unambiguously superior to an FTA with Israel; ii) the WBG should pursue a NDTP with all its neighbors,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261796
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The Self-Selection of Migrant Workers Revisited
Yashiv, Eran - 2004
Work of low-skilled migrant workers from developing countries in developed economies is a growing phenomenon and a key political and economic issue. An extensive literature has found (for the most part) that these workers come from the lower part of the skill distribution. This paper revisits...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261853