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We study the labor supply effects of a change in child-subsidy policy designed to both increase fertility and shorten …
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German family policy underwent a reform in 2007, when the new instrument of "Elterngeld" replaced the previous "Erziehungsgeld". The transfer programs differ in various dimensions. We study the effects on the labor supply of young mothers, by comparing behavior before and after the reform. We...
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benefits on fertility. While generally the reform increased child benefits, the exact amount of the increase varied by … household income and the number of children. We use these heterogeneities to identify their causal effects on fertility in a … fertility effects for higher as opposed to lower income couples deciding on a second birth. …
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In this paper we study the effect of television exposure on fertility. We exploit a natural experiment that took place … in lower fertility. This conclusion is robust to alternative model specifications and data sets. Our results imply that … individual fertility decisions are affected by role models or information about other ways of life promoted by media. …
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previous studies from the United States, where home visiting programs successfully increased employment and decreased fertility …
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Wall, East Germany experienced an unprecedented temporary drop in fertility driven by economic uncertainty. We exploit this … that emotional attachment and risk attitudes play important roles in the fertility-crime relationship. Finally, results for …
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grandparent-provided child care affects fertility and labor force participation of women positively. However, grandparent … provide child care. We build a model of residence choice, fertility, and female labor force participation that can account for … level, fertility and mothers' labor force participation would increase, while mobility would remain unchanged. The absence …
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and fertility timing. We find that delaying parenthood by one additional year during the career implies a wage premium of …
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The extensive research on the impact of educational attainment on fertility behavior has been expanded by a new …
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This paper investigates the effect of education on fertility under inflexible labor market conditions. We exploit … complementary data sets, we examine different fertility outcomes over the life cycle. In contrast to evidence for other developed … countries, we find that increased education causally reduces completed fertility. This negative effect operates through a …
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