Child care costs, household liquidity constraints, and gender inequality. A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics.

The paper shows that liquidity constraints that prevent households from buying child care generate an inefficiency and amplify gender gaps in the labour market. 

Casarico, A., Del Rey, E. & Silva, J.I.: Child care costs, household liquidity constraints, and gender inequality.

Journal of Population Economics (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-023-00936-2
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Just published online:

Congdon Fors, H., Lindskog, A. Son preference and education Inequalities in India: the role of gender-biased fertility strategies and preferential treatment of boys. Journal of Population Economics (February 2023).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-023-00941-5
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Casarico, A., Lattanzio, S. Behind the child penalty: understanding what contributes to the labour market costs of motherhood. Journal of Population Economics (February 2023).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-023-00937-1
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JUST PUBLISHED

Vol. 36, Issue 2, April 2023: Journal of Population Economics (JOPE) 16 articles.
https://link.springer.com/journal/148/volumes-and-issues/36-2

Vol. 36, Issue 1, January 2023: Journal of Population Economics (JOPE) 16 articles. https://link.springer.com/journal/148/volumes-and-issues/36-1
Watch the videos of article presentations on December 1, 2022 during the GLO Global Conference 2022.

JOPE has CiteScore 6.5 (2021, LINK) & Impact Factor 4.7 (2021, LINK)

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