Fevang, Elisabeth (Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research) Kvrendokk, Snorre (Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research) Røed, Knut () (Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research)
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Based on Norwegian register data we show that having a lone parent in the terminal phase of life significantly affects the offspring’s labor market activity. The employment propen-sity declines by around 1 percentage point among sons and 2 percentage points among daughters during the years just prior to the parent’s death, ceteris paribus. Long-term sickness absence increases sharply. The probability of being a long-term social security claimant (defined as being a claimant for at least three months during a year) rises with as much as 4 percentage points for sons and 2 percentage points for daughters. After the par-ent’s demise, earnings tend to rise for those still in employment while the employment propensity continues to decline. The higher rate of social security dependency persists for several years.
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Paper provided by Oslo University, Health Economics Research Programme in its series HERO On line Working Paper Series with number
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Length: 39 pages Date of creation: 02 Jun 2009 Date of revision: Handle: RePEc:hhs:oslohe:2008_008
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Kai A. Konrad & Harald Künemund & Kjell Erik Lommerud & Julio R. Robledo, 2002.
"Geography of the Family,"
American Economic Review,
American Economic Association, vol. 92(4), pages 981-998, September.
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Konrad, Kai A & Künemund, Harald & Lommerud, Kjell Erik & Robledo, Julio R, 1999.
"Geography of the Family,"
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