Beliefs about Maternal Labour Supply

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Boneva, Teodora; Golin, Marta; Kaufmann, Katja; Rauh, Christopher
• 署名单位: University of Bonn; University of Zurich; University of Bayreuth; Barcelona School of Economics; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC); CSIC - Institut d'Analisi Economica (IAE); University of Cambridge
• 刊物名称: ECONOMIC JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0013-0133
• DOI: 10.1093/ej/ueaf067
• 发表日期: 2026
• 关键词: universal child-care; gender-gap; outcomes; returns; expectations; mothers; CHOICE; insurance; education; marriage

摘要

We provide representative evidence on the perceived returns to maternal labour supply. A mother's decision to work is perceived to have sizeable impacts on child skills, family outcomes, and the mother's future labour market outcomes. Beliefs about the impact of additional household income can account for some, but not all, of the perceived positive effects. We further document labour supply intentions under different policy scenarios related to childcare availability and quality, two factors that are perceived as important. Finally, we show that perceived returns are predictive of labour supply intentions, over and above what can be explained by other factors.