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Fertility, household structure, and parental labor supply : evidence from rural China
Li, Hongbin; Yi, Junjian; Zhang, Junsen - 2015
labor supply are mitigated by the childcare provided by grandparents. Our results have important implications for population … and public childcare policies. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011336961
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Immigrant labor and work-family decisions of native-born women : as immigration lowers childcare and housework costs, nativie-born women alter their work and fertility decisions
Furtado, Delia - 2015
threatened by immigration. Less attention is given to effects on prices of goods and services. The effect on childcare prices is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430557
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Return to work after childbirth : does parental leave matter in Europe?
Pronzato, Chiara Daniela - 2007
period of job-protection, allowing both parents to care for the child after the maternity leave period has expired. In this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010239784
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Can immigrants help women "have it all"? : immigrant labor and women's joint fertility and labor supply decisions
Furtado, Delia - 2014
This paper explores how inflows of low-skilled immigrants impact the tradeoffs women face when making joint fertility and labor supply decisions. I find increases in fertility and decreases in labor force participation rates among high skilled US-born women in cities that have experienced larger...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010434604
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Fertility responses of high-skilled native women to immigrant inflows
Furtado, Delia - 2014
childcare industry, this paper examines whether college-educated native women respond to immigrant-induced lower cost and … potentially more convenient childcare options with increased fertility. An analysis of U.S. Census data between 1980 and 2000 … among women who are most likely to consider childcare costs when making fertility decisions - namely, married women with a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010434634
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Three family policies to reconcile fertility and labor supply
Fenge, Robert; Stadler, Lisa - 2014
In a model with endogenous fertility and labor supply three instruments of family policies are analyzed: child benefits, subsidies for external child care, and parental leave payments. We compare the impact on the quantity and quality of children, the secondary earner's labor supply and welfare....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010388733
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For some mothers more than others : how children matter for labour market outcomes when both fertility and female employment are low
Karbownik, Krzysztof; Myck, Michał - 2012 - Corrected version, November 2012
We estimate the causal relationship between family size and labour market outcomes for families in low fertility and low female employment regime. Family size is instrumented using twinning and gender composition of the first two children. Among families with at least one child we identify the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012039446
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Cutting fertility? The effect of Cesarean deliveries on subsequent fertility and maternal labor supply
Halla, Martin; Mayr, Harald; Pruckner, Gerald J.; … - 2016 - First version: May 2, 2016
The incidence of Cesarean deliveries (CDs) has been on the rise. The procedure's cost and benefits are discussed controversially; in particular, since non-medically indicated cases seem widespread. We study the effect of CDs on subsequent fertility and maternal labor supply. Identification is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011458585
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Cutting fertility? : the effect of Cesarean deliveries on subsequent fertility and maternal labor supply
Halla, Martin; Mayr, Harald; Pruckner, Gerald J.; … - 2016
The incidence of Cesarean deliveries (CDs) has been on the rise. The procedure's cost and benefits are discussed controversially; in particular, since non-medically indicated cases seem widespread. We study the effect of CDs on subsequent fertility and maternal labor supply. Identification is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011458811
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Cutting fertility : the effect of Cesarean deliveries on subsequent fertility and maternal labor supply
Halla, Martin; Mayr, Harald; Pruckner, Gerald J.; … - 2016
The incidence of Cesarean deliveries (CDs) has been on the rise. The procedure's cost and benefits are discussed controversially; in particular, since non-medically indicated cases seem widespread. We study the effect of CDs on subsequent fertility and maternal labor supply. Identification is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011472167