Marriage, children, and labor supply: Beliefs and outcomes

Yifan Gong, Ralph Stinebrickner and Todd Stinebrickner

Journal of Econometrics, 2022, vol. 231, issue 1, 148-164

Abstract: While a large literature is interested in the relationship between family and labor supply outcomes, little is known about the expectations of these objects at earlier stages. We examine these expectations, taking advantage of unique data from the Berea Panel Study. In addition to characterizing expectations, starting during college, the data details outcomes for ten years after graduation. Methodological contributions come from approaches to validate quality of survey expectations data and the recognition that expectations data, along with longitudinal data, can potentially help address endogeneity issues arising in the estimation of the causal effect of family on labor supply.

Keywords: Gender differences in labor supply; Children; Marriage; Expectations data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J13 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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Working Paper: Marriage, Children, and Labor Supply: Beliefs and Outcomes (2020)
Working Paper: Marriage, Children, and Labor Supply: Beliefs and Outcomes (2019)
Working Paper: Marriage, Children, and Labor Supply: Beliefs and Outcomes (2019)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2020.03.023

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