Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/142366 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 9927
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
The documented historical rise in female labour force participation has flattened in recent decades, but the proportion of mothers working full-time has steadily increased. We provide the first empirical evidence that the increase in mothers' working hours is amplified through the influence of family peers. Using Norwegian administrative data we study the long-run influence of the family network on mothers' labour decisions up to seven years post birth. For identification, we exploit partially overlapping peer groups and assume that a mother interacts with her neighbours and family but not with her family's neighbours. We explore mechanisms including information and imitation.
Subjects: 
peer effects
family network
sibling spillover effects
cousins spillover effects
instrumental variable estimation
JEL: 
D85
C21
C26
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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