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The causal effect of the great recession on childlessness of white American women

Comolli, Chiara Ludovica; Bernardi, Fabrizio - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 4 (2015), pp. 1-24

Many studies have documented a negative association between macroeconomic indicators and fertility in times of economic crisis. These studies are based on research designs that do not allow for excluding that the observed association is driven by confounders. The aim of the present paper is to...

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The time-varying role of the family in student time use and achievement

Hull, Marie C. - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 6 (2017) 10, pp. 1-20

large number of sibling pairs observed in the same year. While prior literature has focused on specific shocks, such as job …

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The effect of involuntary maternal job loss on children's behaviour and non-cognitive skills

Peter, Frauke - In: Labour Economics 42 (2016), pp. 43-63

This paper uses propensity score methods to analyse the effect of involuntary maternal job loss on children's non … includes information about maternal job loss and child behaviour and non-cognitive skills, in addition to a rich conditioning … set. The results show that maternal job loss increases preschool children's socio-behavioural problems and decreases …

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Parental leave policies and socio-economic gaps in child development: Evidence from a substantial benefit reform using administrative data

Huebener, Mathias; Kuehnle, Daniel; Spiess, C. Katharina - In: Labour Economics 61 (2019)

This paper examines the effects of substantial changes in paid parental leave on child development and socio-economic development gaps. We analyse a German reform that replaced a means-tested with an earnings-related benefit scheme. Higher-income households benefited relatively more from the...

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