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Can public policy increase paternity acknowledgement? : evidence from earnings-related parental leave

Raute, Anna; Weber, Andrea; Zudenkova, Galina - 2022

A child's family structure is a fundamental determinant of future well-being, making it essential to understand how public policies affect the involvement of fathers. In this paper, we exploit a reform of the German parental leave system which increased mother's income and reduced legal father's...

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The economic consequences of family policies : lessons from a century of legislation

Olivetti, Claudia; Petrongolo, Barbara - 2017

at aiding families. The outcomes of interest are female employment, gender gaps in earnings and fertility. We begin with …

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Can financial incentives reduce the baby gap? : evidence from a reform in maternity leave benefits

Raute, Anna - 2018

In this paper, I assess whether earnings-dependent maternity leave positively impacts fertility and narrows the baby … significant effect of increased benefits on fertility, driven mainly by women at the middle and upper end of the earnings … distribution. Overall, the results suggest that earnings-dependent maternity leave benefits, which compensate women according to …

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¿Demanda insuficiente o insatisfecha? : el caso de un programa municipal de provisión de guarderías en Chile

Mateo Díaz, Mercedes; Vásquez, Javiera - 2016

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Working less to take care of parents? : labor market effects of family long-term care in Latin America

Stampini, Marco; Oliveri, María Laura; Ibarrarán, Pablo; … - 2020

We use data from time-use surveys and the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) to analyze the relationship between the need to provide family long-term care (LTC) and womens labor supply in four Latin American countries. Descriptive analysis of time-use survey data from Chile, Colombia, Costa...

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American Dream Delayed: Shifting Determinants of Homeownership

Khorunzhina, Natalia; Miller, Robert A. - 2019

This paper develops and estimates a dynamic model of discrete choice for labor supply, fertility and transition from tenant to home-owner,to investigate the secular decline in home ownership over the past several decades,wholly attributable to households postponing the purchase of their first...

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Child care markets, parental labor supply, and child development

Berlinski, Samuel G.; Ferreira, María M.; Flabbi, Luca; … - 2020

We develop and estimate a model of child care markets that endogenizes both demand and supply. On the demand side, families with a child make consumption, labor supply, and child-care decisions within a static, unitary household model. On the supply side, child care providers make entry, price,...

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Climate variability, child labour and schooling : evidence on the intensive and extensive margin

Colmer, Jonathan - 2013 - First draft: June 2012

How does future income uncertainty affect child labour and human capital accumulation? Using a unique panel dataset, we examine the effect of changes in climate variability on the allocation of time among child labour activities (the intensive margin) as well as participation in education and...

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Child labor, rainfall shocks, and financial inclusion : evidence from rural households

Bernal, Carolina; Vlaicu, Razvan - 2023

inter-temporal trade-off between current household income and future potential earnings. Financial inclusion may mitigate or …

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Helping families help themselves? : the (un)intended impacts of a digital parenting program

Amaral, Sofia; Dinarte-Diaz, Lelys; Domínguez, Patricio; … - 2022

Parenting practices play a crucial role in child development. We evaluate the impact of a free digital stress management and positive parenting intervention designed to reduce the prevalence of child maltreatment in El Salvador. Drawing on the prior success of in-person interventions, we study...

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