This article employs a couple-level framework to examine how a child's severe illness affects
within-family gender inequality. We study parental labor market responses to a child's …

We provide novel evidence on the causal impact of a child's health shock on parents' labor
market outcomes. Using high-quality Finnish and Norwegian administrative data, we …

Poverty is strongly associated with worse health across countries and within countries
across individuals. However, not all poor individuals suffer from poor health: the effects of …

The aging of the population is increasing the demand for adult caregiving. In most of the
world, care for the elderly and sick is provided almost exclusively by families and, within …

While there is a growing literature on family health spillovers, questions remain about how
sibling disability status impacts educational outcomes. As disability is not randomly assigned …

Women bear a disproportionate share of the unpaid labor within a household, which
contributes to gender gaps in life and relationship satisfaction. This paper examines how an …

This article employs a couple-level framework to examine how a child's severe illness affects
within-family gender inequality in a Northern European context. We study the parental labor …

Cerebral palsy (CP) is lifelong early onset disability with a prevalence of 2 3 per 1000 live
births. CP affects posture, muscle tone and movement, and may be associated with several …

Having a CP child reduces parents' labor supply and income, increases the probability of
divorces, and deteriorates health and welfare status; the effects significantly affect mothers …

Parents of children with disabilities may face higher labour-market penalties given the extra
care and support required. Using Swedish administrative data, we focus on first births to …