Parental Leave Policies, Intra-household Time Allocations and Children's Human Capital

This paper uses a general equilibrium model of marriage and divorce to assess how public policies on parental leave and leave benefits affect intra-household decision making, family structure, intergenerational mobility, and the distribution of income. The benchmark economy is calibrated to US data...

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Main Authors: Bernal, Raquel, Fruttero, Anna
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5412
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spelling okr-10986-54122021-04-23T14:02:22Z Parental Leave Policies, Intra-household Time Allocations and Children's Human Capital Bernal, Raquel Fruttero, Anna Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation D130 Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions D310 Marriage Marital Dissolution Family Structure Domestic Abuse J120 Fertility Family Planning Child Care INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children Youth J130 Economics of Gender Non-labor Discrimination J160 Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity J240 This paper uses a general equilibrium model of marriage and divorce to assess how public policies on parental leave and leave benefits affect intra-household decision making, family structure, intergenerational mobility, and the distribution of income. The benchmark economy is calibrated to US data to replicate some characteristics relevant to the interaction between the marriage and labor markets. The effects of unpaid leave, paid leave benefits, and mandated leave on human capital investment, distribution of income, and welfare are then analyzed. 2012-03-30T07:32:42Z 2012-03-30T07:32:42Z 2008 Journal Article Journal of Population Economics 09331433 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5412 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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topic Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation D130
Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions D310
Marriage
Marital Dissolution
Family Structure
Domestic Abuse J120
Fertility
Family Planning
Child Care
INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children
Youth J130
Economics of Gender
Non-labor Discrimination J160
Human Capital
Skills
Occupational Choice
Labor Productivity J240
spellingShingle Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation D130
Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions D310
Marriage
Marital Dissolution
Family Structure
Domestic Abuse J120
Fertility
Family Planning
Child Care
INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS :: Children
Youth J130
Economics of Gender
Non-labor Discrimination J160
Human Capital
Skills
Occupational Choice
Labor Productivity J240
Bernal, Raquel
Fruttero, Anna
Parental Leave Policies, Intra-household Time Allocations and Children's Human Capital
relation http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
description This paper uses a general equilibrium model of marriage and divorce to assess how public policies on parental leave and leave benefits affect intra-household decision making, family structure, intergenerational mobility, and the distribution of income. The benchmark economy is calibrated to US data to replicate some characteristics relevant to the interaction between the marriage and labor markets. The effects of unpaid leave, paid leave benefits, and mandated leave on human capital investment, distribution of income, and welfare are then analyzed.
format Journal Article
author Bernal, Raquel
Fruttero, Anna
author_facet Bernal, Raquel
Fruttero, Anna
author_sort Bernal, Raquel
title Parental Leave Policies, Intra-household Time Allocations and Children's Human Capital
title_short Parental Leave Policies, Intra-household Time Allocations and Children's Human Capital
title_full Parental Leave Policies, Intra-household Time Allocations and Children's Human Capital
title_fullStr Parental Leave Policies, Intra-household Time Allocations and Children's Human Capital
title_full_unstemmed Parental Leave Policies, Intra-household Time Allocations and Children's Human Capital
title_sort parental leave policies, intra-household time allocations and children's human capital
publishDate 2012
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5412
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