 Early Labor Market Prospects and Family FormationMattias Engdahl, Mathilde Godard and Oskar Nordström Skans Journal of Human Resources, 2024, vol. 59, issue 5, 1564-1598 Abstract: Using quasi†random variation in graduation years of Swedish vocational high school females at the sudden onset of a deep national recession, we study how deteriorated early labor market prospects affected economic and family outcomes during the following decades. Labor market consequences were severe but not permanent. In contrast, family outcomes were permanently altered, in particular for low†GPA women. These women married and had children earlier, and they partnered with lower†performing spouses. Divorce and single†motherhood rates rose, and welfare claims remained elevated for decades. This suggests that temporary shocks to female labor market prospects can propagate into long†run poverty through endogenous adjustments of marriage†quality thresholds. JEL-codes: E32 I26 J12 J13 J22 J31 (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:59:y:2024:i:5:p:1564-1598 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Journal of Human Resources from University of Wisconsin Press |
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