expect that higher BMI will increase willingness to supply labor in labor markets, especially for women. We use US panel data … as an instrument for own BMI to address potential endogeneity of BMI in hours worked. We find that White women with … higher BMI work more. This is true for both single and married White women. Results for other groups of women and men produce …

expect that higher BMI will increase willingness to supply labor in labor markets, especially for women. We use US panel data … as an instrument for own BMI to address potential endogeneity of BMI in hours worked. We find that White women with … higher BMI work more. This is true for both single and married White women. Results for other groups of women and men produce …

We investigate women's fertility, labor and marriage market responses to large declines in child and maternal mortality … that occurred following a major medical innovation in the US. In response to the decline in child mortality, women delayed … childbearing and had fewer children overall. Fewer women had three or more children, and a larger share remained childless. We …

We investigate women's fertility, labor, and marriage market responses to large declines in child mortality in the U … larger share of women remained childless. We explain these findings with a new theory of fertility that includes fertility … mortality led women to delay childbearing, increase their labor force participation, improve their occupational status, and to …

We investigate women's fertility, labor and marriage market responses to large declines in child and maternal mortality … that occurred following a major medical innovation in the US. In response to the decline in child mortality, women delayed … childbearing and had fewer children overall. Fewer women had three or more children, and a larger share remained childless. We …

employment and earnings of women, there is little evidence focusing on the post-communist region. This paper exploits the latest … towards women, as well as household decision-making as potential explanations. We find that small children decrease the … probability of female employment relative to women with no small children. In particular, women with two children aged one to six …

-age women's labour supply decisions in India, where female labour force participation continues to decline over time. We find … for women aged 20-50, with the effect stronger for urban women. The effect is particularly strong if the pension …, leading to reduced labour supply by the elderly, allowing them to provide greater childcare support. The increase in women …