Boneva, Teodora; Golin, Marta; Kaufmann, Katja; Rauh, … - 2024
We provide representative evidence on the perceived returns to maternal labor supply. A mother's decision to work is … perceived to have sizable impacts on child skills, family outcomes, and the mother's future labor market outcomes. Beliefs about … returns are predictive of labor supply intentions under different policy scenarios related to childcare availability and …