• A discrete choice model for labor supply and child care 

      Kornstad, Tom; Thoresen, Thor Olav (Discussion Papers;No. 315, Working paper, 2002)
      Abstract: A discrete choice model for labor supply and child care for mothers of preschoolers is presented. The mothers are assumed to make choices from a finite set of job possibilities and from a finite set of child ...
    • Child care, parental labor supply and tax revenue 

      Havnes, Tarjei; Andresen, Martin Eckhoff (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      We study the impact of child care for toddlers on the labor supply of mothers and fathers in Norway. For identification, we exploit the staggered expansion across municipalities following a large child care reform from ...
    • Effects of family policy reforms in Norway. Results from a joint labor supply and child care choice microsimulation analysis 

      Kornstad, Tom; Thoresen, Thor Olav (Discussion Papers;No. 450, Working paper, 2006)
      Mothers of preschool children represent one part of the population that might be able to increase its labor supply. We discuss effects of family policy changes that encourage the labor supply of these mothers, as child ...
    • Reconciling estimates of the long-term earnings effect of fertility 

      Bensnes, Simon; Huitfeldt, Ingrid; Leuven, Edwin (Discussion Paper;No. 1004, Working paper, 2023-08)
      This paper presents novel methodological and empirical contributions to the child penalty literature. We propose a new estimator that combines elements from standard event study and instrumental variable estimators and ...