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supply model reveals that men who remain with female children are strongly positively selected (in terms of their work hours …) relative to men who remain with male children. -- child gender ; fatherhood ; labor supply ; family …
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supply model reveals that men who remain with female children are strongly positively selected (in terms of their work hours …) relative to men who remain with male children …
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the quantity and the quality of children. We first present the theoretical model of intra-household bargaining in the …) induces an increase in the number of children, but a decrease in the quality of children. Second, using the impact of World …
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bargaining power. In contrast, some evidence for son preference in fertility persists among immigrants. Immigrant families that …
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bargaining power. In contrast, some evidence for son preference in fertility persists among immigrants. Immigrant families that …
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In this paper, we use 2008-2013 American Community Survey data to update and further probe Dahl and Moretti's (2008) son preference results, which found evidence that having a female first child increased the probability of single female headship and raised fertility. In light of the substantial...
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opportunities, and services. The essay notes that rural families are sometimes disserved by policies and regulations that reflect …
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This paper builds a world atlas of child penalties in employment based on micro data from 134 countries. The estimation of child penalties is based on pseudo-event studies of first child birth using cross-sectional data. The pseudo-event studies are validated against true event studies using...
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mental health but observed a decrease in physical violence against children among female caregivers. While these findings …
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children can amplify existing inequalities across generations. Third, inequality can exist even within families, and the …In this paper we discuss the importance of families for understanding economic inequality. Family structure can in … principle be an amplifier or mitigator of economic inequality. We describe three channels on how families shape economic …
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