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We study the causal effect of maternal education on childhood immunization rates. We use the Compulsory Education Law (CEL) of 1997, and the differentiation in its implementation across regions, as instruments for schooling of young mothers in Turkey. The CEL increased the compulsory years of...
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benefits on fertility. While generally the reform increased child benefits, the exact amount of the increase varied by … household income and the number of children. We use these heterogeneities to identify their causal effects on fertility in a … fertility effects for higher as opposed to lower income couples deciding on a second birth. …
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benefits on fertility. While generally the reform increased child benefits, the exact amount of the increase varied by … household income and the number of children. We use these heterogeneities to identify their causal effects on fertility in a … fertility effects for higher as opposed to lower income couples deciding on a second birth. …
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over the business cycle. We used mass layoffs to estimate the causal effects of involuntary job loss on fertility in the … estimator was employed. We find that the extent to which job displacement had adverse effects on fertility depended on the …
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importantly, we also show for the first time that selection into fertility is the main driver for the previously observed …
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children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …
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children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …
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Using a multi-dimensional measure of occupational mismatch, we report distinct gender differences in match quality and changes in match quality over the course of careers. A substantial portion of the gender wage gap stems from match quality differences among more educated individuals....
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