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Mothers' and Fathers' Labor Supply in Fragile Families: The Role of Child Health

Year: 2003

Type: report

Abstract: We estimate the effect of poor child health on the labor supply of mothers and fathers post welfare reform, using a national sample of mostly unwed parents and their children-a group at high risk of living in poverty.We account for the potential endogeneity of child health and find that having a young child in poor health reduces the mother's probability of working, the mother's hours of work, and the father's hours of work.These results suggest that children's health problems may diminish their parents' capacity to invest in their health.

Source: National Bureau of Economic Research

DOI: 10.3386/w9918

Authors: Hope Corman, Nancy Reichman, Kelly Noonan

Institutions: National Bureau of Economic Research, Rider University, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Columbia University

Language: English

Topic: Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1549003450

Cites: 24

Cited by: 19

Related to: 10