%, only part of it due to reduced work hours. We find no evidence of an adverse health effect of having children. …

This paper uses data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe to analyze the effect of spousal health … of retirement after their husbands experience a work-limiting health shock. Results suggest that this increased … the effect spousal health shocks have on the various labor market outcomes examined here, which suggests an important role …

Shocks to health have been shown to reduce labour supply for the individual affected. Less is known about household … self-insurance through a partner's response to a health shock. Previous studies have presented inconclusive empirical … households both the labour supply and informal care responses of an individual to the event of an acute health shock to their …

during pregnancy on newborn health. In this paper, I exploit three sharp policy changes on the duration of paid parental … changes in prenatal employment translated into effects on newborn health measured via birth weight, gestational length, and …

during pregnancy on newborn health. In this paper, I exploit three sharp policy changes on the duration of paid parental … changes in prenatal employment translated into effects on newborn health measured via birth weight, gestational length, and …

Using data from the Colombian Demographic and Health Survey, I document a positive association between intimate partner …