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Are all of the good men fathers? : the effect of having children on earnings
Kunze, Astrid - 2014
This study reconsiders the empirical question of whether men's earnings increase because of children. Large Norwegian … market. The data permit family-fixed effects to be modeled in various ways, as well as observing earnings growth before and … after having children. The simple conditional correlation between children and earnings is positive. When only variation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010345122
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Television, cognitive ability, and high school completion
Hernæs, Øystein; Markussen, Simen; Røed, Knut - 2016
We exploit supply-driven heterogeneity in the expansion of cable television across Norwegian municipalities to identify developmental effects of commercial television exposure during childhood. We find that higher exposure to commercial television reduces cognitive ability and high school...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449853
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What Can Boost Female Labor Force Participation in Asia?
Kinoshita, Yuko - 2015
Both Japan and Korea are trying to boost female labor force participation (FLFP) as they face the challenges of a rapidly aging population. Though FLFP has generally been on a rising trend, the female labor force in both countries is skewed towards non-regular employment despite women's high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013024437
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The Impact of Paid Maternity Leave on Labour Market Outcomes
Broadway, Barbara - 2012
I estimate the effect of paid maternity leave on mothers probability of employment after birth, how this effect varies with the age of the child, and the effect on wages when the child is about four years old. A statistical matching approach is applied. The matching procedure controls for an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013100747
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Are All of the Good Men Fathers? The Effect of Having Children on Earnings
Kunze, Astrid - 2014
This study reconsiders the empirical question of whether men's earnings increase because of children. Large Norwegian … market. The data permit family-fixed effects to be modeled in various ways, as well as observing earnings growth before and … after having children. The simple conditional correlation between children and earnings is positive. When only variation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013054489
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Are All of the Good Men Fathers? The Effect of Having Children on Earnings
Kunze, Astrid - 2014
This study reconsiders the empirical question of whether men's earnings increase because of children. Large Norwegian … market. The data permit family-fixed effects to be modeled in various ways, as well as observing earnings growth before and … after having children. The simple conditional correlation between children and earnings is positive. When only variation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013055219
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Caring dads? : universal childcare, paternity leave and fathers' involvement
Huebener, Mathias; Mahlbacher, Malin K.; Schmitz, Sophia - 2024
Increasing fathers' involvement in childcare is seen as an important strategy to reduce women's child penalties in the labour market. However, very little is known about the extent to which family policies can enhance fathers' engagement in domestic work. This paper examines the impact of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015084153
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Dynamic effects of educational assortative mating on labor supply
Gihleb, Rania; Lifshitz, Osnat - 2016
In 30% of young American couples the wife is more educated than the husband. Those women are characterized by a substantially higher employment (all else equal), which in turn amplifies income inequality across couples. Using NLSY79, we formulate and structurally estimate a dynamic life-cycle...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011476887
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The Neighbourhood Is Not What It Used to Be
Raaum, Oddbjørn; Salvanes, Kjell G.; Sørensen, Erik Ø. - 2003
important effects of family characteristics and residential location on educational attainment and adult earnings in Norway …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271751
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Accounting for business income in measuring top income shares : integrated accrual approach using individual and firm data from Norway
Alstadsæter, Annette; Jacob, Martin; Kopczuk, Wojciech; … - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449895