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choices led mothers to take, on average, 1-2 months less of leave. This decrease in leave duration, however, was not … few mothers indicate that they would start working if better access to formal childcare were available. Switching to the … more flexible leave system had a minimal effect on the labor market choices of mothers, as the majority continue to …
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leave, state-funded childcare for young children, extended school hours, and individual taxation. For each, we provide a …
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This paper studies the effects of Covid-19 related daycare and school closures on gender role attitudes toward maternal …
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This paper studies the effects of Covid-19 related daycare and school closures on gender role attitudes toward maternal …
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We study the effects of sons versus daughters on parental joint time allocation between thelabor market and the household. Using data from the China Health and Nutrition Surveyfrom 1989 to 2006, we apply a fixed-effects model to control for cross-household hetero-geneity in son preference. We...
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mothers are perceived as still having worse health at older ages, even if their objective health status has recovered. These … boys are also more likely to have private health insurance, which suggests more concerned mothers. …
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Women experience significant reductions in labor market income following the birth of children, while their male partners experience no such income drops. This "relative child penalty" has been well documented and accounts for a significant amount of the gender income gap. In this paper we do...
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The assumption that household income is strongly and positively correlated with a household's real standard of living provides the basis for the joint taxation of families, which has the effect of discriminating against married women as second earners. This paper shows, in the context of a model...
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We examine whether the COVID-19 crisis affects women and men differently in terms of employment, working hours and hourly wages outcomes, and whether the effects are demand or supply driven. COVID-19 impacts are studied using administrative data on all Dutch employees up to 30 June 2020,...
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We examine whether the COVID-19 crisis affects women and men differently in terms of employment, working hours and hourly wages outcomes, and whether the effects are demand or supply driven. COVID-19 impacts are studied using administrative data on all Dutch employees up to 30 June 2020,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012321818