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008 050727s2005 gw sb 000 0 eng
010 $a 2005619376
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aHD5701
100 1 $aRuhm, Christopher J.
245 10 $aMaternal employment and adolescent development$h[electronic resource] /$cby Christopher J. Ruhm.
260 $aBonn, Germany :$bIZA,$c[2005]
490 1 $aDiscussion paper ;$vno. 1673
538 $aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
538 $aMode of access: World Wide Web.
500 $aTitle from PDF file as viewed on 7/27/2005.
530 $aAlso available in print.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 3 $a"This study investigates how maternal employment is related to the outcomes of 10 and 11 year olds, controlling for a wide variety of child, mother and family characteristics. The results suggest that limited amounts of work by mothers benefit youths who are relatively "disadvantaged" and even long hours, which occur relatively rarely, are unlikely to leave them much worse off. By contrast, maternal labor supply is estimated to have much more harmful effects on "advantaged" adolescents. Particularly striking are the reductions in cognitive test scores and increases in excess body weight predicted by even moderate amounts of employment. The negative cognitive effects occur partly because maternal labor supply reduces the time these children spend in enriching home environments. Some of the growth in obesity may be related to determinants of excess weight that are common to the child and mother. Work hours are also associated with relatively large (in percentage terms) increases in early substance use and small decreases in behavior problems; however, neither are statistically significant"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
650 0 $aMothers$xEmployment.
650 0 $aChild development.
650 0 $aChildren of working mothers.
830 0 $aDiscussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) ;$vno. 1673.
856 40 $uhttp://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=1673