principal explanation is in fact mothers' higher levels of absence. We find a positive wage premium for fathers. -- Fertility …

This Ph.D. thesis, titled Essays in Labor Markets - Gender, Fertility and Education, analyzes different economic … fertility affects their long-term labor market outcomes. This paper is currently resubmitted to the academic journal Labour …

This paper introduces a new IV strategy based on IVF (in vitro fertilization) induced fertility variation among … treatment success provides a plausible instrument for childbearing. Our IV estimates indicate that fertility effects on earnings … are: ( i) negative, large and long lasting; ( ii) driven by fertility effects on hourly earnings and not so much on labor …