Parental Leave Policies, Intra-household Time Allocations and Children's Human Capital

This paper uses a general equilibrium model of marriage and divorce to assess how public policies on parental leave and leave benefits affect intra-household decision making, family structure, intergenerational mobility, and the distribution of income. The benchmark economy is calibrated to US data...

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Main Authors: Bernal, Raquel, Fruttero, Anna
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5412