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Beyond LATE with a discrete instrument. Heterogeneity in the quantity-quality interaction of children
Brinch, Christian N.; Mogstad, Magne; Wiswall, Matthew - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2012
-quality model of fertility, a large and growing body of empirical research has used binary instruments to estimate LATEs of family … they possess some knowledge of the idiosyncratic effects in the fertility decision. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010678305
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The relationship between earnings and first birth probability among Norwegian men and women 1994-2008
Kaldager, Rannveig V. - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2014
that the correlation between earnings and fertility has become more positive over time for women but is virtually unchanged … men. I suggest that decreasing opportunity costs of motherhood as well as strategic timing of fertility to reduce wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011079247
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Mother’s employment and fertility in Norway
Gerster, Mette; Lappegård, Trude - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2010
This paper concerns the effect of employment status on second- and third-birth intensities for Norwegian mothers in the period 1994-2002. Due to unobserved heterogeneity possibly affecting both the birth and the employment processes we employ a simultaneous equations approach for hazard models,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008557418
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Family Policies and Fertility: Parents' Parental Leave Use, Childcare Availability, the Introduction of Childcare Cash Benefit and Continued Childbearing in Norway
Lappegård, Trude - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2008
We address the relationship between family policies and fertility in Norway, including three somewhat different … fertility outcomes, there is wide heterogeneity in how they respond to the policies. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004980775
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Can a cash transfer to families change fertility behaviour?
Andersen, Synøve N.; Drange, Nina; Lappegård, Trude - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2015
of a cash-for-care (CFC) policy introduced in Norway in 1998, and compare the fertility behaviour of eligible and … a slower progression to both second and third births, and short term fertility is hence lower in this group. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011210460
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The effect of childhood family size on fertility in adulthood. New evidence form IV estimation
Cools, Sara; Hart, Rannveig Kaldager - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2015
While fertility is positively correlated across generations, the causal effect of children's experience with larger … sibships on their own fertility in adulthood is poorly understood. Using the sex composition of the two first-born children as … an instrumental variable, we estimate the effect of sibship size on adult fertility. Estimations are done on high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011210463
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Causal effects of paternity leave on children and parents
Cools, Sara; Fiva, Jon H.; Kirkebøen, Lars Johannessen - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2011
In this paper we use a parental leave reform directed towards fathers to identify the causal effects of paternity leave on children's and parents' outcomes. We document that paternity leave causes fathers to become more important for children's cognitive skills. School performance at age 16...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009143520
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Entry into work following childbirth among mothers in Norway. Recent trends and variation
Rønsen, Marit; Kitterød, Ragni Hege - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2012
Universal parental leaves with job protection and earnings compensation increase women’s attachment to the labour market, but very long leaves may have negative consequences both at the individual and the societal level. Some scholars have therefore argued that generous family-friendly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010678271
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The family – a barrier or motivation for female entrepreneurship?
Rønsen, Marit - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2012
The underrepresentation of women in entrepreneurship is consistent over cultures and countries, and is even higher in Norway than in most other industrialised societies. In spite of a growing literature, the reasons for this pattern are still not well understood. In this paper I explore an area...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010678298
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Kindergarten for all: Long run effects of a universal intervention
Drange, Nina; Havnes, Tarjei - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2012
Theory and evidence points towards particularly positive effects of high-quality child care for disadvantaged children. At the same time, disadvantaged families often sort out of existing programs. To counter differences in learning outcomes between children from different socioeconomic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010678303