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Mixed marriages in Ireland : a century ago
Fernihough, Alan; Ó Gráda, Cormac; Walsh, Brendan M. - 2014
fertility than the general population, even when the influence of socioeconomic class and other potentially confounding …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010337445
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Fifty years a-growing : economic history and demography in the ESR
Ó Gráda, Cormac - 2019
This paper surveys publications in the fields of economic history and demography in the ESR since 1969. Numbering sixty in all, they cover a broad chronological and thematic range. Some of these papers never attracted much notice, but stand as useful sources for future historians. A few have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012063060
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Grandparents, mothers, or fathers? : why children of teen mothers do worse in life
Aizer, Anna; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2019
Women who give birth as teens have worse subsequent educational and labor market outcomes than women who have first births at older ages. However, previous research has attributed much of these effects to selection rather than a causal effect of teen childbearing. Despite this, there are still...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011990921
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Family structure and child cognitive outcomes : evidence from Canadian longitudinal data
Ferrer, Ana M.; Pan, Yazhuo - 2018
This study investigates the role of family structure on cognitive outcomes of children. Using the rich panel data information from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), collected on children and their families biennially since 1994, we investigate the association...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012036989
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Fertility incentives in Canada : a cohort analysis
Lee, Siha; Liu, Sitian - 2024 - This version: August 8, 2024
We study the fertility effects of the 1997 Quebec Family Policy, which introduced universal childcare and … fertility at the intensive margin but had varying impacts by life stage. For younger cohorts of women early in their careers and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015066119
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Still unequal at birth : birth weight, socioeconomic status and outcomes at Age 9
McGovern, Mark E. - 2011
Birth weight is an important aspect of public health which has been linked to increased risk of infant death, increased cost of care, and a range of later life outcomes. Using data from a new Irish cohort study, I document the relationship between birth weight and socioeconomic status. A strong...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009732550
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The dark side of batteries : education, fertility and cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Malpede, Maurizio - 2020
surrounding environment. I examine the effects that local cobalt mining had on child labor and subsequently on fertility rates in … both education attainment and fertility data. I find that the boom in cobalt mining led to a reduction in educational … achievements of individuals who were between 6 and 14 at the time of the boom, and it was accompanied by higher fertility rates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012404448
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The effect of house prices on fertility : evidence from Canada
Clark, Jeremy; Ferrer, Ana M. - 2016
To the extent that families' fertility decisions respond to economic factors, the price of housing is an important and … relatively neglected candidate for consideration in fertility decisions. In theory, the effect of changes in housing prices on … fertility. We follow non-moving women aged 18-40 (with their associated families) over time to ask whether changes in lagged …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012064008
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Born to win? : the role of circumstances and luck in early childhood health inequalities
Madden, David - 2013
This paper measures the degree of inequality of opportunity in birthweight and birthlength for a sample of Irish infants. The sample is partitioned into eight types by mothers' education and mothers' smoking status. Stochastic dominance tests reveal the presence of inequality of opportunity but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009791107
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Immigration and redistribution
Concannon, Jeff; Elsner, Benjamin - 2020
One of the fundamental questions in the social sciences is whether modern welfare states can be sustained as countries welcome more immigrants. On theoretical grounds, the relationship between immigration and support for redistribution is ambiguous. Immigration may increase ethnic diversity,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012285406