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 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.
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
| Language: | EN |
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2008
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| Subjects: | 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, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5412 |
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