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Multiple births, birth quality and maternal labor supply : analysis of IVF reform in Sweden
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clarke, Damian; Mühlrad, Hanna; … - 2019
In this study we examine the passage of a reform to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures in Sweden in 2003. Following publication of medical evidence showing that pregnancy success rates could be maintained using single rather than multiple embryo transfers, the single embryo transfer (SET)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054653
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The twin instrument : fertility and human capital investment
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clarke, Damian - 2018
Twin births are often used to instrument fertility to address (negative) selection of women into fertility. However …, twin-IV estimates will tend to be upward biased. This is pertinent given the emerging consensus that fertility has limited …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011925159
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Multiple births, birth quality and maternal labor supply : analysis of IVF reform in Sweden
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clarke, Damian; Mühlrad, Hanna; … - 2019
In this study we examine the passage of a reform to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures in Sweden in 2003. Following publication of medical evidence showing that pregnancy success rates could be maintained using single rather than multiple embryo transfers, the single embryo transfer (SET)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012021924
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The Causal Effect of Maternal Education on Fertility Desire : Quasi-Experimental Evidence from China’s Compulsory Schooling Law
Liu, Chang; Wang, Peng - 2022
Declining maternal fertility desire has been recognized as a key factor in understanding China’s sharp drop in realized … fertility. Using results from a nationally representative survey, this paper presents the first causal evidence on the relation … between maternal education and fertility desire in China. Our triple-difference strategy exploits the staggered implementation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014083191
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Motherhood, pregnancy or marriage effects?
Berniell, Inés; Berniell, Lucila; Mata, Dolores de la; … - 2021
The existence of large child penalties has been documented for multiple countries and time periods. In this paper, we assess to what extent marriage decisions and pregnancies (rather than live births), which tend to occur around the birth of the first child, explain part of the so-called...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012698122
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Intergenerational effects of compulsory schooling reform on early childhood development in a middle-income country
Akgündüz, Yusuf Emre; Akyol, Şaziye Pelin; Aydemir, … - 2024
This paper explores the intergenerational effects of the 1997 compulsory schooling reform in Turkey, which extended compulsory schooling from five to eight years, on the developmental outcomes of children aged 36 to 59 months. We draw upon data from the 2018 Turkey Demographic and Health Survey,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015052369
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The impact of early childbearing on schooling and cognitive skills among young women in Madagascar
Herrera, Catalina; Sahn, David E. - 2015
Female secondary school attendance has recently increased in Sub-Saharan Africa and so has the risk of becoming pregnant while attending school. Using panel data in Madagascar, we analyze the impact of teenage pregnancy on young women's human capital. We instrument early pregnancy with the young...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346608
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The duration of paid parental leave and cildren's scholastic performance
Liu, Qian; Nordström Skans, Oskar - 2009
intermediate outcomes such as mothers’ subsequent earnƯings, child health, parental fertility, divorce rates, or the mothers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003848868
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The Duration of Paid Parental Leave and Children's Scholastic Performance
Liu, Qian - 2009
intermediate outcomes such as mothers' subsequent earnings, child health, parental fertility, divorce rates, or the mothers' mental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013158524
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Is longer maternal care always beneficial? : the impact of a four-year paid parental leave
Bičáková, Alena; Kalísková, Klára - 2022
We study the impact of an extension of paid family leave from 3 to 4 years on child long- term outcomes. Using a difference-in-differences design and comparing the first-affected with the last-unaffected cohorts of children, we find that an additional year of maternal care at the age of 3, which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013415664