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Does the welfare state destroy the family? : evidence from OECD member countries
Halla, Martin; Lackner, Mario; Scharler, Johann - 2013
We study the effect of the size of the welfare state on family outcomes in OECD member countries. Exploiting exogenous … divorce rates with a quantitatively stronger effect on the marriage rate. We conclude that the welfare state supports family … organization of the family. -- marriage ; divorce ; fertility ; welfare state ; risk sharing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009715061
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Fiscal instruments supporting families in Poland in the years 2004-2017
Wojciuk, Michał; Zegarowicz, Łukasz - In: E-Finanse : finansowy kwartalnik internetowy 15 (2019) 2, pp. 63-72
study uses statistical data from reports of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy. The … instrument of support for families in Poland. Shifting the burden of family policy towards direct benefits is unlikely to … increase the transparency of this policy. With the introduction of new family benefits at a high level, which are the subject …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012104401
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The changing benefits of early work experience
Baum, Charles L.; Ruhm, Christopher J. - 2014
We examine whether the benefits of high school work experience have changed over the last 20 years by comparing effects for the 1979 and 1997 cohorts of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Our main specifications suggest that the future wage benefits of working 20 hours per week in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010403493
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Understanding the mechanisms through which an influential early childhood program boosted adult outcomes
Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter - 2012
A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009675522
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Understanding the Mechanisms Through Which an Influential Early Childhood Program Boosted Adult Outcomes
Heckman, James J. - 2012
A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013096465
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Do Babysitters Have More Kids? The Effects of Teenage Work Experiences on Adult Outcomes
Erdogan, Zeynep - 2012
is a child-oriented job, causes differences in labor market behavior among young adults. In addition to a set of standard … on later labor market outcomes and delays family formation, but to a lesser extent when jobs were child-oriented …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099716
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Does the welfare state destroy the family? : evidence from OECD member countries
Halla, Martin; Lackner, Mario; Scharler, Johann - 2013
We study the effect of the size of the welfare state on family outcomes in OECD member countries. Exploiting exogenous … divorce rates with a quantitatively stronger effect on the marriage rate. We conclude that the welfare state supports family … organization of the family. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011345865
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Does the welfare state destroy the family? : evidence from OECD member countries
Halla, Martin; Lackner, Mario; Scharler, Johann - 2013
We study the effect of the size of the welfare state on family outcomes in OECD member countries. Exploiting exogenous … divorce rates with a quantitatively stronger effect on the marriage rate. We conclude that the welfare state supports family … organization of the family. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009738835
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Does custody law affect family behavior in and out of marriage?
Böheim, René; Francesconi, Mario; Halla, Martin - 2012
We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using individual-level administrative data, covering the entire population. We also use unique data obtained from court records to analyze the effect on post-divorce outcomes. Our estimates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011345868
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Does Custody Law Affect Family Behavior in and Out of Marriage?
Böheim, René - 2012
We examine the effect of joint custody on marriage, divorce, fertility and female employment in Austria using individual-level administrative data, covering the entire population. We also use unique data obtained from court records to analyze the effect on post-divorce outcomes. Our estimates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013096155