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Female education and its impact on fertility : the relationship is more complex than one may think
Jungho Kim - 2016
The negative correlation between women's education and fertility is strongly observed across regions and time; however …, its interpretation is unclear. Women's education level could affect fertility through its impact on women's health and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011434163
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The effect of prenatal maternity leave on short and long-term child outcomes
Ahammer, Alexander; Halla, Martin; Schneeweis, Nicole - 2018
children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011807504
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The effect of prenatal maternity leave on short and long-term child outcomes
Ahammer, Alexander; Halla, Martin; Schneeweis, Nicole - 2018
children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011814782
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The effect of prenatal maternity leave on short and long-term child outcomes
Ahammer, Alexander; Halla, Martin; Schneeweis, Nicole - 2018
caused by work in the third trimester of pregnancy. We find no evidence for significant effects of this extension on children …'s health at birth or long-term health and labor market outcomes. Subsequent maternal health and fertility are also unaffected …. We conclude that, for workers without problems in pregnancy, mandatory maternity leave should not start prior to the 35th …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011993689
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The Effect of Prenatal Maternity Leave on Short and Long-Term Child Outcomes
Ahammer, Alexander - 2018
children's health at birth, subsequent maternal health and fertility, and longterm human capital outcomes of children. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012923234
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Does child spacing affect children's outcomes? : evidence from a Swedish reform
Pettersson-Lidbom, Per; Skogmann Thoursie, Peter - 2009
In this paper, we provide evidence of whether child spacing affects the future success of children. As an exogenous source of variation in child spacing, we make use of the introduction of an administrative rule in the parental leave benefit system in Sweden. This rule made it possible for a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003823321
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Children’s schooling and parental migration : empirical evidence on the “left behind” generation in Albania
Giannelli, Gianna Claudia; Mangiavacchi, Lucia - 2010
This article investigates the long-term effects of parental migration abroad on the schooling of children left behind in Albania. Although parents' migration usually benefits children economically, the lack of parental care may cause relational and psychological problems that may affect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003958917
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A flying start? : maternity leave benefits and long run outcomes of children
Carneiro, Pedro; Løken, Katrine V.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2011
We study the impact on children of increasing maternity leave benefits using a reform that increased paid and unpaid maternity leave in Norway in July 1977. Mothers giving birth before this date were eligible only for 12 weeks of unpaid leave, while those giving birth after were entitled to 4...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009309549
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Childcare choices and child development : generous parental leave and affordable, high-quality childcare can foster childrens's abilities
Del Boca, Daniela - 2015
The economic and psychological literatures have demonstrated that early investments (private and public) in children can significantly increase cognitive outcomes in the short and long term and contribute to success later in life. One of the most important of these inputs is maternal time....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430563
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Moving to an earnings-related parental leave system : do heterogeneous effects on parents make some children worse off?
Huber, Katrin - 2015 - Last minor revisions: 22 September, 2015
Can moving to an earnings-related parental leave system influence children's wellbeing and are heterogeneous effects on parents carried over to the entire family, making special groups of children worse off than others? To answer this question, this study exploits a large and unanticipated...
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