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Children's emotional and behavioral problems and their mothers' labor supply

Patrick Richard1, Darrell J Gaskin2, Pierre K Alexandre2

  • 1Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA patrick.richard@usuhs.edu.

Inquiry : a Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing
|December 4, 2014
PubMed

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Children's emotional and behavioral problems (EBP) impact maternal employment. This study found EBP negatively affect married mothers' employment and single mothers' work hours, accounting for health endogeneity.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Health
  • Labor Economics
  • Mental Health Services

Background:

  • Approximately 20% of US children and adolescents have diagnosable mental or addictive disorders.
  • Children's emotional and behavioral problems (EBP) can affect maternal labor market outcomes due to treatment needs and financial demands.
  • Existing research often overlooks the impact of EBP and fails to address endogeneity in children's health status.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To estimate the effects of children's EBP on mothers' labor supply.
  • To analyze these effects by family structure (married vs. single mothers).
  • To account for endogeneity in children's health when assessing maternal labor supply.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the 1997 and 2002 Child Development Supplements (CDS) of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID).
  • Employed probit and bivariate probit models to estimate maternal employment probability.
  • Used tobit and instrumental variable tobit models to assess the impact of EBP on maternal work hours.

Main Results:

  • Children's EBP were found to negatively affect the employment of married mothers.
  • Children's EBP were also found to negatively impact the work hours of single mothers.
  • The study controlled for endogeneity in children's health status.

Conclusions:

  • Children's emotional and behavioral problems have a discernible negative impact on maternal labor supply.
  • The specific effects differ based on maternal marital status.
  • Addressing health endogeneity is crucial for accurate analysis of child health impacts on parental employment.

Keywords:
PSIDemotional and behavioral problemslabor markets outcomeslabor supply

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