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Mother's Education and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital : Evidence from College Openings and Longitudinal Data
Currie, Janet - 2002
We estimate the effect of maternal education on birth outcomes using data from the Vital Statistics Natality files for … 1970 to 1999. We also assess the importance of four potential channels through which maternal education may improve birth … education on changes in birth outcomes. Second, we have compiled a new data set on openings of two and four year colleges …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012469345
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Vanishing Third World Emigrants?
Hatton, Timothy J. - 2009
1970 -- the income gap between the US and the sending country, the education gap between the US and the sending country …, the poverty trap, the size of the cohort at risk, and migrant stock dynamics. It then projects the life cycle up to 2024 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463862
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What Drives (Gaps in) Scientific Study Participation? Evidence from a COVID-19 Antibody Survey
Dutz, Deniz; Greenstone, Michael; Hortaçsu, Ali; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Underrepresentation of minority and poor households in scientific studies undermines policy decisions and public health. We study data from a serological study that randomized participation incentives. Participation is low (6% at $0, 17% at $100, 29% at $500) and unequal: minority and poor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013537774
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Welfare, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Labor Supply of Single Mothers
Meyer, Bruce D. - 1999
During 1984-96, welfare and tax policy changed dramatically. The Earned Income Tax Credit was expanded, welfare benefits were cut, welfare time limits were added and cases were terminated, Medicaid for the working poor was expanded, training programs were redirected, and subsidized or free child...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471421
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Maternal Mortality Risk and Spousal Differences in the Demand for Children
Ashraf, Nava - 2020
Fertility decisions are often made by partners who may disagree. We develop a model in which an initial gender gap in ideal fertility prevents effective communication between spouses about the costs of childbearing incurred by women. This mechanism is likely to further widen the spousal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012482439
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The Mommy Track Divides : The Impact of Childbearing on Wages of Women of Differing Skill Levels
Wilde, Elizabeth Ty - 2010
This paper explores how the wage and career consequences of motherhood differ by skill and timing. Past work has often …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012462075
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Public Preschool and Maternal Labor Supply : Evidence from the Introduction of Kindergartens into American Public Schools
Cascio, Elizabeth - 2006
Beginning in the mid-1960s, many state governments, particularly in the South and West, began to subsidize kindergartens for the first time. These initiatives generated wide variation across states over time in the supply of seats for five year olds in public schools. This paper uses the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012466489
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How Does Job-Protected Maternity Leave Affect Mothers' Employment and Infant Health?
Baker, Michael - 2005
Maternity leaves can affect mothers' and infants' welfare if they first affect the amount of time working women stay at home post birth. We provide new evidence of the labor supply effects of these leaves from an analysis of the introduction and expansion of job-protected maternity leave in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012467550
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From Home to Hospital : The Evolution of Childbirth in the United States, 1927-1940
Thomasson, Melissa A. - 2004
This paper examines the shift in childbirth from home to hospital that occurred in the United States in the early twentieth century. Using a panel of city-level data over the period 1927-1940, we examine the shift of childbirth from home to hospital and analyze the impact of medical care on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012467816
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Maternal Employment and Adolescent Development
Ruhm, Christopher J. - 2004
This study investigates how maternal employment is related to the outcomes of 10 and 11 year olds after controlling for a wide variety of child, mother and family background characteristics. The results suggest that the mother's labor supply has deleterious effects on cognitive development,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012468000