scholarly journals The Family Peer Effect on Mothers' Labor Supply

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 206-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheti Nicoletti ◽  
Kjell G. Salvanes ◽  
Emma Tominey
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Labor Supply ◽  
Peer Effects ◽  
Time Allocation ◽  
Peer Groups ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Women's Labor ◽  
The Family ◽  
Women’S Labor Supply

The historical rise in female labor force participation has flattened in recent decades, but the proportion of mothers working full time has increased. We provide the first empirical evidence that the increase in mothers' working hours is amplified through the influence of family peers. For identification, we exploit partially overlapping peer groups. Using Norwegian administrative data, we find positive and statistically significant family peer effects, but only on the intensive margin of women's labor supply. These are in part driven by concerns about time allocation from early childhood and concerns about earnings from age five. (JEL J12, J16, J24, J31)

scholarly journals Taxes, Transfers, and Women’s Labor Supply in the United States

2017 ◽  
pp. 452-480
Author(s):  
Melanie Guldi ◽  
Lucie Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Labor Supply ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Tax Credits ◽  
Women's Labor ◽  
The Us ◽  
Tax And Transfer System ◽  
Women’S Labor Supply

The US tax and transfer system generates revenue and provides safety net programs that move millions out of poverty. Since women are more likely to live in poverty, they are more likely to qualify for means-tested transfers. The structure of taxation in the United States often penalizes secondary earners, who are usually women. These programs alter work incentives and consequently may affect labor supply decisions. In this chapter, we examine the empirical evidence on the effects of taxes and transfers on the labor supply of women in the United States. We show that much has changed since 1990, with the biggest shift being a change from cash transfers via welfare to refundable tax credits to workers. Overall, the evidence we review shows women have higher labor force participation and are less responsive to changes in after-tax wages than they were before 1990, but the labor supply effects vary substantially by program considered.

scholarly journals The Effects of Childbearing on Married Women's Labor Supply and Earnings: Using Twin Births as a Natural Experiment

1999 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce P. Jacobsen ◽  
James Wishart Pearce III ◽  
Joshua L. Rosenbloom
Keyword(s):  
Labor Supply ◽  
Natural Experiment ◽  
Women's Labor ◽  
Women’S Labor Supply
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