Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/263953 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. TI 2022-033/V
Publisher: 
Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam and Rotterdam
Abstract: 
Recent policies aiming to prolong worklives have increased older males' labor supply. Yet, little is known about their intergenerational effects. Using unique Dutch administrative data covering three consecutive generations, this paper studies the impact of increased grandfathers' labor supply following a reform in unemployment insurance for persons aged 57.5+ on grandchildren's educational performance. We find that increased grandfathers' labor supply increases grandchildren's test scores in 6th grade. The effect is driven by substitution of grandparents' informal care by formal childcare.
Subjects: 
Intergenerational effects
labor supply
unemployment insurance
child care
child development
JEL: 
J13
J14
J22
J26
J65
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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