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Causal effects on employment after first birth : a dynamic treatment approach
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Sommerfeld, Katrin; Steffes, Susanne - 2013
especially high for medium-skilled mothers with long pre-birth employment experience. We find a significant reduction in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009754606
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Causal Effects on Employment after First Birth : A Dynamic Treatment Approach
Fitzenberger, Bernd - 2013
especially high for medium-skilled mothers with long pre-birth employment experience. We find a significant reduction in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013080143
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Causal Effects on Employment after First Birth – A Dynamic Treatment Approach
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Sommerfeld, Katrin; Steffes, Susanne - 2013
The effects of childbirth on future labor market outcomes are a key issue for policy discussion. This paper implements a dynamic treatment approach to estimate the effect of having the first child now versus later on future employment for the case of Germany, a country with a long maternity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014150717
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Causal Effects on Employment after First Birth – A Dynamic Treatment Approach
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Sommerfeld, Katrin; Steffes, Susanne - 2013
The effects of childbirth on future labor market outcomes are a key issue for policy discussion. This paper implements a dynamic treatment approach to estimate the effect of having the first child now versus later on future employment for the case of Germany, a country with a long maternity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014038432
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Employment, family union, and childbearing decisions in Great Britain
Aassve, Arnstein; Burgess, Simon; Propper, Carol; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004
techniques we estimate a five-equation model, which includes birth events, union formation, union dissolution, employment and non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126156
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Employment, Family Union, and Childbearing Decisions in Great Britain
Aassve, Arnstein; Burgess, Simon; Dickson, Matt; … - Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE - 2004
techniques we estimate a five-equation model, which includes birth events, union formation, union dissolution, employment and non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005510478
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Measuring investment in human capital formation : an experimental analysis of early life outcomes
Doyle, Orla; Harmon, Colm; Heckman, James J.; Logue, … - 2013
The literature on skill formation and human capital development clearly demonstrates that early investment in children is an equitable and efficient policy with large returns in adulthood. Yet little is known about the mechanisms involved in producing these long-term effects. This paper presents...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009787345
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Measuring investment in human capital formation : an experimental analysis of early life outcomes
Doyle, Orla; Harmon, Colm; Heckman, James J.; Logue, … - 2013
The literature on skill formation and human capital development clearly demonstrates that early investment in children is an equitable and efficient policy with large returns in adulthood. Yet little is known about the mechanisms involved in producing these long-term effects. This paper presents...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781972
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Neonatal Health of Parents and Cognitive Development of Children
Kreiner, Claus Thustrup; Sievertsen, Hans Henrik - 2018
This paper documents a strong relationship between birth endowments of parents and the cognitive development of their … children. The association between maternal birth weight and child school test scores corresponds to 80 percent of the … association between the child’s own birth weight and test scores (both in univariate and multivariate settings). We find a strong …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014116758
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Kingdom of Lesotho; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, Prioritization, and Cost Matrix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for the Kingdom of Lesotho presents a determined plan in pursuance of high and sustainable equity-based economic growth. It contains medium-term objectives and strategies to address the major challenges facing the country. These challenges include employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244168