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Parental Leave, (In)formal Childcare and Long-Term Child Outcomes

Natalia Danzer, Martin Halla, Nicole Schneeweis and Martina Zweimüller
Published online before print November 10, 2020, 0619-10257R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.2.0619-10257R1
Natalia Danzer
Natalia Danzer is Professor for Empirical Economics and Gender at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, a Research Professor at the ifo Institute, Munich, Germany, a Research Fellow at the IZA and a Research Affiliate of CESifo. Martin Halla is Full Professor of Economics at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, a Research Fellow at IZA, a Research Affiliate at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Aging, Health and the Labor Market, Austria, and a Permanent Scientific Consultant at the Austrian Public Health Institute in Vienna. Nicole Schneeweis is Associate Professor at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, a Research Affiliate at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Aging, Health and the Labor Market, Austria, a Research Fellow at the IZA, and a Research Affiliate at the CEPR. Martina Zweimüller is Assistant Professor at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, and a Research Affiliate at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Aging, Health and the Labor Market, Austria.
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Martin Halla
Natalia Danzer is Professor for Empirical Economics and Gender at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, a Research Professor at the ifo Institute, Munich, Germany, a Research Fellow at the IZA and a Research Affiliate of CESifo. Martin Halla is Full Professor of Economics at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, a Research Fellow at IZA, a Research Affiliate at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Aging, Health and the Labor Market, Austria, and a Permanent Scientific Consultant at the Austrian Public Health Institute in Vienna. Nicole Schneeweis is Associate Professor at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, a Research Affiliate at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Aging, Health and the Labor Market, Austria, a Research Fellow at the IZA, and a Research Affiliate at the CEPR. Martina Zweimüller is Assistant Professor at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, and a Research Affiliate at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Aging, Health and the Labor Market, Austria.
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Nicole Schneeweis
Natalia Danzer is Professor for Empirical Economics and Gender at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, a Research Professor at the ifo Institute, Munich, Germany, a Research Fellow at the IZA and a Research Affiliate of CESifo. Martin Halla is Full Professor of Economics at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, a Research Fellow at IZA, a Research Affiliate at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Aging, Health and the Labor Market, Austria, and a Permanent Scientific Consultant at the Austrian Public Health Institute in Vienna. Nicole Schneeweis is Associate Professor at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, a Research Affiliate at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Aging, Health and the Labor Market, Austria, a Research Fellow at the IZA, and a Research Affiliate at the CEPR. Martina Zweimüller is Assistant Professor at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, and a Research Affiliate at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Aging, Health and the Labor Market, Austria.
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Martina Zweimüller
Natalia Danzer is Professor for Empirical Economics and Gender at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, a Research Professor at the ifo Institute, Munich, Germany, a Research Fellow at the IZA and a Research Affiliate of CESifo. Martin Halla is Full Professor of Economics at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, a Research Fellow at IZA, a Research Affiliate at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Aging, Health and the Labor Market, Austria, and a Permanent Scientific Consultant at the Austrian Public Health Institute in Vienna. Nicole Schneeweis is Associate Professor at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, a Research Affiliate at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Aging, Health and the Labor Market, Austria, a Research Fellow at the IZA, and a Research Affiliate at the CEPR. Martina Zweimüller is Assistant Professor at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, and a Research Affiliate at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Aging, Health and the Labor Market, Austria.
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0619-10257R1
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.2.0619-10257R1
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  1. Natalia Danzer⇑,
  2. Martin Halla,
  3. Nicole Schneeweis and
  4. Martina Zweimüller
  1. Natalia Danzer is Professor for Empirical Economics and Gender at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, a Research Professor at the ifo Institute, Munich, Germany, a Research Fellow at the IZA and a Research Affiliate of CESifo. Martin Halla is Full Professor of Economics at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, a Research Fellow at IZA, a Research Affiliate at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Aging, Health and the Labor Market, Austria, and a Permanent Scientific Consultant at the Austrian Public Health Institute in Vienna. Nicole Schneeweis is Associate Professor at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, a Research Affiliate at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Aging, Health and the Labor Market, Austria, a Research Fellow at the IZA, and a Research Affiliate at the CEPR. Martina Zweimüller is Assistant Professor at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, and a Research Affiliate at the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Aging, Health and the Labor Market, Austria.
  1. (corresponding author: natalia.danzer{at}fu-berlin.de)

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