American Economic Journal:
Applied Economics
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The Family Peer Effect on Mothers' Labor Supply
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
vol. 10,
no. 3, July 2018
(pp. 206–34)
Abstract
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.Citation
Nicoletti, Cheti, Kjell G. Salvanes, and Emma Tominey. 2018. "The Family Peer Effect on Mothers' Labor Supply." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 10 (3): 206–34. DOI: 10.1257/app.20160195Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- J12 Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
- J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
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