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This paper examines the relationship between parenthood and life satisfaction using longitudinal data on women from the German Socio-Economic Panel. Previous studies have focused on satisfaction differences between parents and comparable childless adults, mostly finding small and often negative...
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earnings as the main source of income among low income families with children. Second, changes in the fertility behavior and …-birth until later ages when earnings are higher. Although more children do find themselves in single parent families, this change … real and relative earnings of young adults under the age of 35. Despite the fact that most young children live in …
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Societies socialize children about many things, including sex. Socialization is costly. It uses scarce resources, such …
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first-born of the early 1960s: they grew up much more often in "modern" families (two children max, working mother and … significant likelihood of parental divorce) than children of higher birth orders born at the same time in other families. However …
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care subsidies are associated with worse maternal health and poorer interactions between parents and their children. In …, depression, and parenting stress. Such mothers also reveal more psychological and physical aggression toward their children and …
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care subsidies are associated with worse maternal health and poorer interactions between parents and their children. In …, depression, and parenting stress. Such mothers also reveal more psychological and physical aggression toward their children and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011149843
We assess whether the gender gap in authority in Sweden has changed during the period 1968–2000, and investigate to what extent family factors are responsible for this gap. We find that the gap has narrowed modestly during this period, and identify the life-event of parenthood as a major cause...
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Earnings in mid-career and children are two fundamental outcomes of the life-choices of men and women. Both require …
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This paper shows that globalization has far-reaching implications for the economy's fertility rate and family structure because it influences work-life balance. Employing population register data on all births, marriages, and divorces together with employer-employee linked data for Denmark, we...
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Earnings in mid-career and children are two fundamental outcomes of the life-choices of men and women. Both require …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014175932