the household. Using a sample of PSID-CDS children, we investigate whether the birth order effects in their outcomes are …

Children early in the birth order get more parental care than later children. Does this significantly affect their life …

gender education gap, we formulate and estimate a model of individual and family decision-making where education, labor … supply, marriage and fertility are all endogenous. Assuming preferences that are common across ethnic groups and fixed over … cohorts, our model explains differences in all endogenous variables by gender/ethnicity for the '60-'80 cohorts based on three …

Using a multi-dimensional measure of occupational mismatch, we report distinct gender differences in match quality and … changes in match quality over the course of careers. A substantial portion of the gender wage gap stems from match quality … with children and in more flexible occupations also tend to be more mismatched. Again, this is especially true of women …

that there are gender differences in match quality and changes in match quality over the course of careers. In particular …. However, the direction of the gender effect differs significantly by education. Only females among the college educated are …

We document the effect of unemployment insurance generosity on divorce and fertility using an identification strategy … women's layoffs; reductions in fertility associated with men's layoffs; and increases in fertility associated with women …

preferences, gender and personality. We also elicit self-reported measures of work effort, stress and exhaustion. Our main … into tournaments. Sixth, variable pay schemes attract men more than women, a difference that is partly explained by gender … different abilities, preferences, self-assessments, gender and personalities. -- personnel economics ; sorting ; incentives …

preferences, gender and personality. We also elicit self-reported measures of work effort, stress and exhaustion. Our main … into tournaments. Sixth, variable pay schemes attract men more than women, a difference that is partly explained by gender … different abilities, preferences, self-assessments, gender and personalities …

This paper studies how individuals believe human capital investments will affect their future career and family life … earnings, employment, marriage prospects, potential spousal characteristics, and fertility. We find that students perceive … and family expectations help explain human capital choices. …