Mechanisms for the association between maternal employment and child cognitive development.

Autor/inn/en	Cawley, John; Liu, Feng
Institution	National Bureau of Economic Research
Titel	Mechanisms for the association between maternal employment and child cognitive development. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Mechanismen für die Assoziation zwischen der Erwerbstätigkeit von Müttern und der kognitiven Entwicklung ihrer Kinder.
Quelle	Cambridge (2007), 24 S.Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	NBER working paper. 13609
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie; Graue Literatur
Schlagwörter	Kognitive Kompetenz; Familie; Mutter; Frau; Kind; Kinderbetreuung; Erwerbstätigkeit; Beruf; Frauenerwerbstätigkeit; Zeitbudget; Arbeitspapier; Auswirkung; Entwicklung; USA
Abstract	"Recent research has found that maternal employment is associated with worse child performance on tests of cognitive ability. This paper explores mechanisms for that correlation. We estimate models of instrumental variables using a unique dataset, the American Time Use Survey, that measure the effect of maternal employment on the mother's allocation of time to activities related to child cognitive development. We find that employed women spend significantly less time reading to their children, helping with homework, and in educational activities in general. We find no evidence that these decreases in time are offset by increases in time by husbands and partners. These findings offer plausible mechanisms for the association of maternal employment with child cognitive development." Die Untersuchung enthält quantitative Daten. Forschungsmethode: empirisch-quantitativ; empirisch; Sekundäranalyse; Befragung; Zeitbudget. Die Untersuchung bezieht sich auf den Zeitraum 2003 bis 2006. (author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2008/3