Arbeitspapier
Parental Unemployment and Child Health in China
This paper studies the causal effect of maternal and paternal unemployment on child health in China, analyzing panel data for the period 1997-2004, when the country underwent economic reforms leading to massive layoffs. We find that paternal unemployment reduces child health, while maternal unemployment has beneficial child health impacts. Analysis of channels shows that paternal and maternal unemployment have different effects on income, time use, mothers' blood pressure, and certain health investments, including children's diets. Our results support the notion that traditional gender roles can explain why mothers and fathers' unemployment affect child health so differently.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 10021
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Health Behavior
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies: Other
Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
- Thema
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child health
unemployment
nutrition
China
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Pieters, Janneke
Rawlings, Samantha
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (wo)
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Bonn
- (wann)
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2016
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Pieters, Janneke
- Rawlings, Samantha
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2016
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