Publication type
Research Paper
Series Number
1345
Series
Warwick Economics Research Papers
Authors
Publication date
April 15, 2021
Abstract:
We identify earnings impacts of exposure to an infant health intervention in Sweden, using individual linked administrative data to trace potential mechanisms. Leveraging quasi-random variation in eligibility, we estimate that exposure was associated with higher test scores in primary school for boys and girls. However only girls were more likely to score in the top quintile. Subsequent gains, in secondary schooling, employment, and earnings, are restricted to girls. We show that the differential gains for women accrued from both skills and opportunities, expansion of the welfare state having created unprecedented employment opportunities for women.
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Link
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/research/workingpapers/2021/twerp_1345_-_bhalotra.pdf
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