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Fast Times at Ridgemont High? The Effect of Compulsory Schooling Laws on Teenage Births

Black, Sandra E.; Devereux, Paul J.; Salvanes, Kjell G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

that increase educational attainment reduce early fertility? This paper investigates whether increasing mandatory … legislation aimed at improving educational outcomes may have spillover effects onto the fertility decisions of teenagers. …

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Family-Friendly Work Practices in Britain: Availability and Perceived Accessibility

Budd, John W.; Mumford, Karen - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

Using linked data for British workplaces and employees we find a low base rate of workplacelevel availability for five family-friendly work practices - parental leave, paid leave, job sharing, subsidized child care, and working at home - and a substantially lower rate of individual-level...

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Birth Spacing, Fertility Selection and Child Survival: Analysis Using a Correlated Hazard Model

Maitra, Pushkar; Pal, Sarmistha - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

If fertility reflects the choice of households, results of their choice (duration between successive births and health … overlook the effects of fertility selection on child health, this paper argues that not accounting for this selection issue … when we do not account for fertility selection. Additionally the correlated hazard estimates that we present here better …

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The Impact of Child Labor and School Quality on Academic Achievement in Brazil

Bezerra, Márcio Eduardo G.; Kassouf, Ana Lucia; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

We analyze the impact of child labor on school achievement using Brazilian school achievement test data from the 2003 Sistema Nacional de Avaliação da Educação Básica (SAEB). We control for the endogeneity of child labor using instrumental variable techniques, where the instrumental...

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Child Care Subsidy Receipt, Employment, and Child Care Choices of Single Mothers

Tekin, Erdal - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

This paper examines the impact of actual subsidy receipt of single mothers on their joint employment and child care mode decisions in the post-welfare reform environment, which places a high priority on parental choice with the quality and type of care chosen. Results indicate that single...

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Labor-Market Consequences of Poor Attitude and Low Self-Esteem in Youth

Waddell, Glen R. - In: Economic Inquiry 44 (2006) 1, pp. 69-97

Using longitudinal data on a cohort of high-school graduates, I show that youth who reveal poor attitude and self-esteem subsequently attain fewer years of postsecondary education relative to their high school cohort, are less likely to be employed 14 years following high school and, where...

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Interactions between Unmarried Fathers and Their Children: The Role of Paternity Establishment and Child-Support Policies

Peters, H. Elizabeth; Argys, Laura M. - In: American Economic Review 91 (2001) 2, pp. 125-129

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Household Resource Allocation in Stepfamilies: Darwin Reflects on the Plight of Cinderella

Lin, I-Fen; Case, Anne; McLanahan, Sara - In: American Economic Review 89 (1999) 2, pp. 234-238

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Youth Smoking in the 1990's: Why Did It Rise and What Are the Long-Run Implications?

Gruber, Jonathan - In: American Economic Review 91 (2001) 2, pp. 85-90

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The impact of child care costs and availability on mothers’ labor supply

Del Boca, Daniela - Centrum voor Sociaal Beleid - Herman Deleeck, … - 2015

In this paper we review recent literature on the link between child care and women’s labor supply. The growing labor market participation of women has raised many concerns since it implies less time spent with the children and greater reliance on external forms of care. Focusing on studies...

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