Intertemporal substitution in maternal labor supply: Evidence using state school entrance age laws

被引：12

作者：

Barua, Rashmi ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Jawaharlal Nehru Univ, New Delhi, India

来源：

LABOUR ECONOMICS | 2014年 / 31卷

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

Intertemporal substitution; School entry age; Maternal labor supply; EMPIRICAL-MODEL; PRESCHOOL; BIRTH; WORK;

D O I：

10.1016/j.labeco.2014.07.002

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Using exogenous variation in maternal net earning opportunities, generated through school entrance age of children, I study intertemporal labor supply behavior among married mothers. Employing data from the 1980 US Census and the NLSY, I estimate the effect of a one year delay in school attendance on long run maternal labor supply. IV estimates imply that having a 5 year old enrolled in school increases labor supply for married women. Further, using a sample of 7 to 10 year olds from the NLSY, I investigate persistence in employment outcomes for a married mother whose child delayed school entry. Results point towards long run intertemporal substitution in labor supply. Rough calculations yield an uncompensated wage elasticity of 037 and an intertemporal elasticity of substitution equal to 0.73. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：129 / 140

页数：12

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