Adda, J;
Dustmann, C;
Stevens, K;
(2017)
The Career Costs of Children.
Journal of Political Economy
, 125
(2)
pp. 293-337.
10.1086/690952.
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Abstract
We estimate a dynamic life cycle model of labor supply, fertility, and savings, incorporating occupational choices, with specific wage paths and skill atrophy that vary over the career. This allows us to understand the trade-off between occupational choice and desired fertility, as well as sorting both into the labor market and across occupations. We quantify the life cycle career costs associated with children, how they decompose into loss of skills during interruptions, lost earnings opportunities, and selection into more child-friendly occupations. We analyze the long-run effects of policies that encourage fertility and show that they are considerably smaller than short-run effects.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Career Costs of Children |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1086/690952 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1086/690952 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is the published version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Economics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10041747 |
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