Family Asthma and Maternal Labor Supply

David Zimmer and Claudia W. Strow
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Claudia W. Strow: Western Kentucky University

Journal of Economic Insight, 2012, vol. 38, issue 2, 49-63

Abstract: This paper uses nationally representative data from two large household surveys to investigate the extent to which child asthma affects maternal labor supply. The theoretical and empirical models take into account the fact that asthma prevalence is partially influenced by genetic and environmental traits affecting both mothers and their children. The results produce three main conclusions. First, having asthma reduces the probability of employment among single mothers by approximately 8 to 13 percentage points. Second, to the extent that child asthma reduces maternal employment, these effects are mostly due to reductions in part time work. Third, the effects of maternal asthma on labor supply are larger in magnitude than the effects of child asthma.

JEL-codes: I10 J13 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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