Marriage, children, and labor supply: Beliefs and outcomes

Arbeitspapier

While a large literature is interested in the relationship between family and labor supply outcomes, little is known about the expectations of these objects at earlier stages. We examine these expectations, taking advantage of unique data from the Berea Panel Study. In addition to characterizing expectations, starting during college, the data details outcomes for ten years after graduation. Methodological contributions come from approaches to validate quality of survey expectations data and the recognition that expectations data, along with longitudinal data, can potentially help address endogeneity issues arising in the estimation of the causal effect of family on labor supply.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: CHCP Working Paper ; No. 2020-7

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth ; Time Allocation and Labor Supply
• Subject: gender differences in labor supply ; children ; marriage ; expectations data

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Gong, Yifan ; Stinebrickner, Todd R. ; Stinebrickner, Ralph
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP)
• (where): London (Ontario)
• (when): 2020

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/240396
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET