Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/265414 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
ZEW Discussion Papers No. 22-041
Publisher: 
ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung, Mannheim
Abstract: 
Using longitudinal data for Argentina, we estimate the labor supply reaction of spouses and children to their husband's or father's job loss. Our findings show that job loss by the household head has a positive and significant impact on the labor supply of other household members. However, it increases the likelihood of spouses to switch to informal and downgraded employment, and of children to drop-out from education. While effects are stronger among vulnerable households, coverage of social security does not provide enough support in coping with unemployment shocks. Instead, we find that mothers' labor participation may prevent the educational drop-out of their daughters.
Subjects: 
Job loss
Labor supply
Female labor participation
Educational enrollment
Educational drop-out
Human capital formation
Idiosyncratic shocks
JEL: 
J16
J21
J22
J65
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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