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Fertility and parental labor-force participation : new evidence from a developing country in the Balkans
Trako, Iva - 2019
This paper examines the effect of fertility on parental labor force participation in a developing country in the … address the potential endogeneity in the fertility decision, the analysis exploits the Albanian parental preference for having …-section of parents with at least two children, the analysis finds a positive and statistically significant effect of fertility on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059052
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Changes in female employment in Mexico : demographics, economics, and policies
López Acevedo, Gladys; Freije, Samuel; Bahena, Mexico … - 2020
The unemployment and labor force participation gender gaps narrowed in Mexico after the 2008 global economic crisis, when female labor force participation increased. This paper aims to understand female labor force participation growth and identify its main determinants. For that purpose, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012257042
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The motherhood penalty and female employment in urban India
Bordia Das, Maitreyi; Žumbytė, Ieva - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011632724
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Can mothers afford to work in Poland : labor supply incentives of social benefits and childcare costs
Bargu, Ali; Morgandi, Matteo - 2018
context of a recently introduced fertility promotion benefit in Poland. The paper is based on an adapted version of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011794756
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Childcare and maternal employment : evidence from Vietnam
Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Hiraga, Masako; Cuong Viet Nguyen - 2019
Little literature currently exists on the effects of childcare use on maternal labor market outcomes in a developing country context, and recent studies offer mixed results. This paper attempts to fill these gaps by analyzing several of the latest rounds of the Vietnam Household Living Standards...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012051780
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Free primary education, fertility, and women’s access to the labor market : evidence from Ethiopia
Chicoine, Luke E. - 2020
This article investigates the causal relationship between women's schooling and fertility by exploiting variation … year of schooling led to a reduction in fertility. An investigation of the underlying mechanisms linking schooling and … fertility finds that the decline in fertility is associated with an increase in labor market opportunity and a reduction in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228185
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On the quantity and quality of girls fertility, parental investments, and mortality
Anukriti, S; Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Tam, Hiu - 2020
mechanisms finds a narrowing of gender gaps in parental investments in children, moderation of son-biased fertility stopping, and … shrinking of the gap between actual and desired fertility. Heterogeneity in fertility responses suggests a shift in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012296897
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Cash transfers, behavioral changes and cognitive development in early childhood : evidence from a randomized experiment
Macours, Karen (contributor);  … - 2008
"A variety of theories of skill formation suggest that investments in schooling and other dimensions of human capital will have lower returns if children do not have adequate levels of cognitive and social skills at an early age. This paper analyzes the impact of a randomized cash transfer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003771202
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Giving children a better start : preschool attendance and school-age profiles
Berlinski, Samuel G.; Galiani, Sebastián; Manacorda, Marco - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003491150
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Child ability and household human capital investment decisions in Burkina Faso
Akresh, Richard; Bagby, Emilie; De Walque, Damien; … - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008663084