The Family Peer Effect on Mothers' Labour Supply

Cheti Nicoletti, Kjell G Salvanes and Emma Tominey ()

No 9927, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: The documented historical rise in female labour force participation has flattened in recent decades, but the proportion of mothers working full-time has steadily increased. We provide the first empirical evidence that the increase in mothers' working hours is amplified through the influence of family peers. Using Norwegian administrative data we study the long-run influence of the family network on mothers' labour decisions up to seven years post birth. For identification, we exploit partially overlapping peer groups and assume that a mother interacts with her neighbours and family but not with her family's neighbours. We explore mechanisms including information and imitation.

Keywords: peer effects; family network; sibling spillover effects; cousins spillover effects; instrumental variable estimation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 C26 D85 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 46 pages
Date: 2016-05
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Published - published in: American Economics Journal: Applied Economics; 2018, 10 (3), 206 - 234

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Journal Article: The Family Peer Effect on Mothers' Labor Supply (2018)
Working Paper: The Family Peer Effect on Mothers´ Labour Supply (2016)
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