Research ArticleArticle

The Effects of Aggregate and Gender-Specific Labor Demand Shocks on Child Health

Marianne Page, Jessamyn Schaller and David Simon
Journal of Human Resources, January 2019, 54 (1) 37-78; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.54.1.0716.8045R

References

  1. ↵
    1. Aguiar Mark,
    2. Hurst Erik,
    3. Karabarbounis Loukas
    . 2013. “Time Use during the Great Recession.” American Economic Review 103(5):1664–96.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  2. ↵
    1. Aizer Anna
    . 2010. “The Gender Wage Gap and Domestic Violence.” American Economic Review 100(4):1847–59.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  3. ↵
    1. Almond Douglas,
    2. Currie Janet
    . 2011. “Human Capital Development before Age Five.” In Handbook of Labor Economics, Vol. 4B, ed. Ashenfelter Orley, Card David E., 1315–486. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  4. ↵
    1. Anderson Michael
    . 2008. “Multiple Inference and Gender Differences in the Effects of Early Intervention: A Reevaluation of the Abecedarian Perry Preschool.” Journal of the American Statistical Association 103(484):1481–95.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  5. ↵
    1. Anderson Patricia M.,
    2. Butcher Kristin F.,
    3. Levine Phillip B.
    2003. “Maternal Employment and Overweight Children.” Journal of Health Economics 22(3):477–504.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  6. ↵
    1. Bartik Timothy J.
    1991. Who Benefits from State and Local Economic Development Policies? Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
  7. ↵
    1. Bertrand Marianne,
    2. Kamenica Emir,
    3. Pan Jessica
    . 2015. “Gender Identity and Relative Income within Households.” Quarterly Journal of Economics 130(2):571–614.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  8. ↵
    1. Blanchard Olivier Jean,
    2. Katz Lawrence F.
    1992. “Regional Evolutions.” Brookings Papers on Economic Activity 1992(1):1–75.
    OpenUrl
  9. ↵
    1. Blanchflower David G.,
    2. Oswald Andrew J.
    2004. “Well-Being over Time in Britain and the USA.” Journal of Public Economics 88(7-8):1359–86.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  10. ↵
    1. Bradford W. David,
    2. Lastrapes William D.
    2014. “A Prescription for Unemployment? Recessions and the Demand for Mental Health Drugs.” Health Economics 23(11):1301–25.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  11. ↵
    1. Brand Jennie E.,
    2. Levy Becca R.,
    3. Gallo William T.
    2008. “Effects of Layoffs and Plant Closings on Subsequent Depression among Older Workers.” Research on Aging 30(6):701–21.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  12. ↵
    1. Browning Martin,
    2. Heinesen Eskil
    . 2012. “Effect of Job Loss due to Plant Closure on Mortality and Hospitalization.” Journal of Health Economics 31(4):599–616.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  13. ↵
    1. Bryant W. Keith,
    2. Zick Cathleen D.
    1993. “Trends in Time Spent Caring for Children: 1924:31 vs. 1981.” Proceedings of the American Statistical Association’s 1993 Winter Conference 401-9.
  14. ↵
    1. Bureau of Labor Statistics
    . 2008. Married Parents’ Use of Time, 2003-06. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus2.nr0.htm (accessed May 29, 2018).
  15. ↵
    1. Case Anne,
    2. Lubotsky Darren,
    3. Paxson Christina
    . 2002. “Economic Status and Health in Childhood: The Origins of the Gradient.” American Economic Review 92(5):1308–34.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  16. ↵
    1. Cawley John,
    2. Moriya Asako S.,
    3. Simon Kosali
    . 2015. “The Impact of the Macroeconomy on Health Insurance Coverage: Evidence from the Great Recession.” Health Economics 24(2):206–23.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  17. ↵
    1. Chay Kenneth,
    2. Greenstone Michael
    . 2003. “The Impact of Air Pollution on Infant Mortality: Evidence from Geographic Variation in Pollution Shocks Induced by a Recession.” The Quarterly Journal of Economics 118(3):1121–67.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  18. ↵
    1. Conger Rand D.,
    2. Conger Kathrine J.
    2007. “Understanding the Processes through which Economic Hardship Influences Families and Children.” In Handbook of Families and Poverty: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, ed. Crane R., Marshall E., 64–81. Thousand Oaks CA: SAGE Publications.
  19. ↵
    1. Conger Rand D.,
    2. Ge Xiaojia,
    3. Elder Glen H.,
    4. Lorenz Frederick O.,
    5. Simons Ronald L.
    1994. “Economic Stress, Coercive Family Process, and Developmental Problems of Adolescents.” Child Development 65(2):541–61.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  20. ↵
    1. Currie Janet,
    2. Neidell Matthew
    . 2005. “Air Pollution and Infant Health: What Can We Learn from California’s Recent Experience? Quarterly Journal of Economics 120(3):1003–30.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  21. ↵
    1. Currie Janet,
    2. Neidell Matthew,
    3. Schmieder Johannes
    . 2009. “Air Pollution and Infant Health: Lessons from New Jersey.” Journal of Health Economics 28(3):688–703.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  22. ↵
    1. Currie Janet,
    2. Schmieder Johannes F.
    2009. “Fetal Exposures to Toxic Releases and Infant Health.” American Economic Review 99(2):177–83.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  23. ↵
    1. Currie Janet,
    2. Walker Reed
    . 2011. “Traffic Congestion and Infant Health: Evidence from E-ZPass.” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 3(1):65–90.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  24. ↵
    1. Dehejia Rajeev,
    2. Lleras-Muney Adriana
    . 2004. “Booms, Busts, and Babies’ Health.” Quarterly Journal of Economics 119(3):1091–1130.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  25. ↵
    1. Dooley David,
    2. Catalano Ralph
    . 1984. “The Epidemiology of Economic Stress.” American Journal of Community Psychology 12(4): 387–409.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  26. ↵
    1. Dooley David,
    2. Catalano Ralph,
    3. Rook Karen S.
    1988. “Personal and Aggregate Unemployment and Psychological Symptoms.” Journal of Social Issues 44(4):107–23.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  27. ↵
    1. Eliason Marcus,
    2. Storrie Donald
    . 2009a. “Job Loss Is Bad for Your Health: Swedish Evidence on Cause Specific Hospitalization Following Job Loss.” Social Science and Medicine 68(8):1396–1406.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  28. ↵
    1. Eliason Marcus,
    2. Storrie Donald
    . 2009b. “Does Job Loss Shorten Your Life?” Journal of Human Resources 44(2):277–302.
    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
  29. ↵
    1. Evans Williams,
    2. Graham John D.
    1988. “Traffic Safety and the Business Cycle.” Alcohol, Drugs, and Driving 4(1):31–38.
    OpenUrl
  30. ↵
    1. Fenwick Rudy,
    2. Tausig Mark
    . 1994. “The Macroeconomic Context of Job Stress.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 35(3):266–82.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  31. ↵
    1. Freeman Richard B.
    1999. “The Economics of Crime.” In Handbook of Labor Economics, Vol. 3C, ed. Ashenfelter Orley, Card David E., 3529–71. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  32. ↵
    1. Gennetian Lisa A.,
    2. Hill Heather D.,
    3. London Andrew S.,
    4. Lopoo Leonard M.
    2010. “Maternal Employment and the Health of Low-Income Young Children.” Journal of Health Economics 29(3):353–63.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  33. ↵
    1. Grossman Michael
    . 1972. “On the Concept of Health Capital and the Demand for Health.” Journal of Political Economy 80(2):223–55.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  34. ↵
    1. Gruber Jonathan,
    2. Frakes Michael
    . 2006. “Does Falling Smoking Lead to Rising Obesity?” Journal of Health Economics 25(2):183–197.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  35. ↵
    1. Guryan Jonathan,
    2. Hurst Erik,
    3. Kearney Melissa
    . 2008. “Parental Education and Parental Time with Children.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 22(3):23–46.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  36. ↵
    1. Hoynes Hilary,
    2. Miller Douglas L.,
    3. Schaller Jessamyn
    . 2012. “Who Suffers during Recessions?” The Journal of Economic Perspectives 26(3):27–47.
    OpenUrl
  37. ↵
    1. Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor Air
    . 2000. Clearing the Air: Asthma and Indoor Air Exposures. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
  38. ↵
    1. Kalil Ariel,
    2. Ziol-Guest K.
    2008. “Parental Employment Circumstances and Children’s Academic Progress.” Social Science Research 37(2):500–515.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  39. ↵
    1. Kalil Ariel,
    2. Ziol-Guest K.
    2013. “The Great Recession and Married Parents’ Use of Time.” Unpublished.
  40. ↵
    1. Katz Lawrence F.,
    2. Murphy Kevin M.
    1992. “Changes in Relative Wages, 1963–1987: Supply and Demand Factors.” The Quarterly Journal of Economics 107(1):35–78.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  41. ↵
    1. Kling Jeffrey,
    2. Liebman Jeffrey,
    3. Katz Lawrence
    . 2007. “Experimental Analysis of Neighborhood Effects.” Econometrica 75(1):83–119.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  42. ↵
    1. Knittel Christopher R.,
    2. Miller Douglas L.,
    3. Sanders Nicholas J.
    2011. “Caution, Drivers! Children Present: Traffic, Pollution, and Infant Health.” NBER Working Paper 17222. Cambridge, MA: NBER.
  43. ↵
    1. Lindo Jason M.
    2015. “Aggregation and the Estimated Effects of Local Economic Conditions on Health.” Journal of Health Economics 40:83–96.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  44. ↵
    1. Lindo Jason M.
    2011. “Parental Job Loss and Infant Health.” Journal of Health Economics 30(5):869–79.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  45. ↵
    1. Lindo Jason M.,
    2. Schaller Jessamyn,
    3. Hansen Benjamin
    . 2018. “Caution! Men Not at Work: Gender-Specific Labor Market Conditions and Child Maltreatment.” Journal of Public Economics 163:77–98.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  46. ↵
    1. Liu Hong,
    2. Zhao Zhong
    . 2014. “Parental Job Loss and Children’s Health: Ten Years after the Massive Layoff of the SOEs’ Workers in China.” China Economic Review 31(C):303–19.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  47. ↵
    1. Mork Eva,
    2. Sjogren Anna,
    3. Svaleryd Helena
    . 2014. “Parental Unemployment and Child Health.” Working Paper Series 8. Uppsala, Sweden: Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy.
  48. ↵
    1. Morrill Melinda S.
    2011. “The Effects of Maternal Employment on the Health of School-Age Children.” Journal of Health Economics 30(2):240–57.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  49. ↵
    1. Morrill Melinda S.,
    2. Pabilonia Sabrina W.
    2015. “What Effects Do Macroeconomic Conditions Have on the Time Couples with Children Spend Together?” Review of Economics of the Household 13:791–814.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  50. ↵
    1. Morrissey Taryn,
    2. Dunifon Rachel E.,
    3. Kalil Ariel
    . 2011. “Maternal Employment, Work Schedules, and Children’s Body Mass Index.” Child Development 82(1):66–81.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  51. ↵
    1. National Center for Health Statistics
    . 2009. “2008 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Public Use Data Release, NHIS Survey Description.” Hyattsville, MD: NCHS.
  52. ↵
    1. Pailhé Ariane,
    2. Solaz Anne
    . 2012. “The Influence of Employment Uncertainty on Child-bearing in France: A Tempo or Quantum Effect?” Demographic Research 26(1):1–40.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  53. ↵
    1. Phipps Shelley A.,
    2. Lethbridge Lynn,
    3. Burton Peter
    . 2006. “Long-Run Consequences of Parental Paid Work Hours for Child Overweight Status in Canada.” Social Science and Medicine 62(4):977–86.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  54. ↵
    1. Pleck Joseph H.
    1997. “Paternal Involvement: Levels, Sources, and Consequences.” In The Role of the Father in Child Development. Vol. 14, 3rd edition, ed. Lamb M.E., 66–103. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
    OpenUrl
  55. ↵
    1. Ruhm Christopher J.
    2000. “Are Recessions Good for Your Health?” The Quarterly Journal of Economics 115(2):617–50.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  56. ↵
    1. Ruhm Christopher J.
    2003. “Good Times Make You Sick.” Journal of Health Economics 22(4):637–58.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  57. ↵
    1. Ruhm Christopher J.
    2005a. “Mortality Increases during Economic Upturns.” International Journal of Epidemiology 34(6):1206–11.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  58. ↵
    1. Ruhm Christopher J.
    2005b. “Healthy Living in Hard Times.” Journal of Health Economics 24(2):341–63.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  59. ↵
    1. Ruhm Christopher J.
    2015. “Recessions, Healthy No More?” Journal of Health Economics 42(C):17–28.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  60. ↵
    1. Ruhm Christopher,
    2. Black William E.
    2002. “Does Drinking Really Decrease in Bad Times?” Journal of Health Economics 21(4):659–78.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  61. ↵
    1. Sabia Joseph J.
    2008. “Every Breath You Take: The Effect of Postpartum Maternal Smoking on Childhood Asthma.” Southern Economic Journal 75(1):128–58.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  62. ↵
    1. Sanders Nicholas J.
    2012. “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Weaker: Prenatal Pollution Exposure and Educational Outcomes.” Journal of Human Resources 47(3):826–50.
    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
  63. ↵
    1. Schaller Jessamyn
    . 2016. “Booms, Busts, and Fertility: Testing the Becker Model Using Gender-Specific Labor Demand.” Journal of Human Resources 51(1):1–29.
    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
  64. ↵
    1. Schaller Jessamyn,
    2. Stevens Ann H.
    2015. “Short-Run Effects of Job Loss on Health Conditions, Health Insurance, and Health Care Utilization.” Journal of Health Economics 43:190–203.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  65. ↵
    1. Schaller Jessamyn,
    2. Zerpa Mariana
    . 2017. “Short-Run Effects of Parental Job Loss on Child Health.” American Journal of Health Economics. Forthcoming.
  66. ↵
    1. Shankardass Ketan,
    2. McConnell Rob,
    3. Jerrett Michael,
    4. Milam Joel,
    5. Richardson Jean,
    6. Berhane Kiros
    . 2009. “Parental Stress Increases the Effect of Traffic-Related Air Pollution on Childhood Asthma Incidence.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106(30):12406–411.
    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
  67. ↵
    1. Shenhav Na’ama
    . 2016. “Bribed to Wed? Family Formation and Labor Market Responses to the Gender Wage Gap.” Unpublished.
  68. ↵
    1. Soni Anita
    . 2014. “The Five Most Costly Children’s Conditions, 2011: Estimates for U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Children, Ages 0-17.” Statistical Brief 434. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. http://meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st434/stat434.shtml (accessed May 19, 2015).
  69. ↵
    1. Stevens Ann Huff,
    2. Miller Douglas L.,
    3. Page Marianne E.,
    4. Filipski Mateusz
    . 2015. “The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: Understanding Pro-Cyclical Mortality.” American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 7(4):279–311.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  70. ↵
    1. Sullivan Daniel,
    2. von Wachter Till
    . 2009. “Job Displacement and Mortality: An Analysis Using Administrative Data.” Quarterly Journal of Economics 124(3):1265–1306.
    OpenUrlCrossRefWeb of Science
  71. ↵
    1. Xu Xin
    . 2013. “The Business Cycle and Child Health Behaviors.” Social Science and Medicine 77:126–136.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
Back to top

In this issue

Print
Download PDF
Article Alerts
Email Article
Citation Tools
The Effects of Aggregate and Gender-Specific Labor Demand Shocks on Child Health
Marianne Page, Jessamyn Schaller, David Simon
Journal of Human Resources Jan 2019, 54 (1) 37-78; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.54.1.0716.8045R
Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
Bookmark this article

Jump to section

Keywords