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Does parenthood make happy people happier? : a lifecycle analysis using panel quantile regression
Samoilova, Evgenia; Vance, Colin - 2015
role of parenthood over the lifecycle. The analysis couples a panel quantile regression with an empirical specification … that captures different phases of parenthood, from the year preceding the birth of a child to the time when all adult … happiness, this result fades away with age and with the presence of siblings. Moreover, the relationship between parenthood and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011299106
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Does the stork deliver happiness? Parenthood and life satisfaction
Baetschmann, Gregori; Staub, Kevin E.; Studer, Raphael - 2012
This paper examines the relationship between parenthood and life satisfaction using longitudinal data on women from the … childless adults, mostly finding small and often negative effects of parenthood. These comparisons of ex-post similar …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316940
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Does the stork deliver happiness? Parenthood and life satisfaction
Baetschmann, Gregori; Staub, Kevin E.; Studer, Raphael - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 2012
This paper examines the relationship between parenthood and life satisfaction using longitudinal data on women from the … childless adults, mostly finding small and often negative effects of parenthood. These comparisons of ex-post similar …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010604137
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Human capital depreciation during family-related career interruptions in male and female occupations
Görlich, Dennis; De Grip, Andries - 2007
This study investigates the relation between human capital depreciation during family-related career interruptions and occupational choice of women in the (West) German labour market. In contrast to other studies that do not explicitly focus on family-related career interruptions, we find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272973
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The Effect of Preschool Attendance on Secondary School Track Choice in Germany - Evidence from Siblings
Schlotter, Martin - 2011
We study the effect of preschool attendance on secondary school track choice in Germany which is a crucial outcome that largely predicts educational pathways of children. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, multivariate models show a significant positive association between years of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010312135
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Parental Investment and the Intergenerational Transmission of Economic Preferences and Attitudes
Zumbühl, Maria; Dohmen, Thomas; Pfann, Gerard A. - 2013
We study empirically whether there is scope for parents to shape the economic preferences and attitudes of their children through purposeful investments. We exploit information on the risk and trust attitudes of parents and their children, as well as rich information about parental efforts in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319444
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Parental investment and the intergenerational transmission of economic preferences and attitudes
Zumbühl, Maria; Dohmen, Thomas; Pfann, Gerard A. - 2013
We study empirically whether there is scope for parents to shape the economic preferences and attitudes of their children through purposeful investments. We exploit information on the risk and trust attitudes of parents and their children, as well as rich information about parental efforts in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009765617
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Smoke signals : the intergenerational transmission of smoking behavior
Bantle, Christian; Haisken-DeNew, John P. - 2002
In this paper, we investigate the intergenerational transmission of smoking behavior from parents to their children using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, surveyed in 1999 including 813 youths aged 16 through 19. We find strong evidence, that parental smoking significantly increases...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011435973
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Smoke signals : the intergenerational transmission of smoking behavior
Bantle, Christian; Haisken-DeNew, John P. - 2002
In this paper, we investigate the intergenerational transmission of smoking behavior from parents to their children using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, surveyed in 1999 including 813 youths aged 16 through 19. We find strong evidence, that parental smoking significantly increases...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260787
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Smoke Signals: The Intergenerational Transmission of Smoking Behavior
Bantle, Christian; Haisken-DeNew, John P. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2002
In this paper, we investigate the intergenerational transmission of smoking behavior from parents to their children using data from the German Socio- Economic Panel, surveyed in 1999 including 813 youths aged 16 through 19. We find strong evidence, that parental smoking significantly increases...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963876