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The effects of father’s worklessness on young adults in the UK

IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, ISSN: 2193-9012, Vol: 4, Issue: 1
2015
  • 23
    Citations
  • 0
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  • 21
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  • Citations
    23
    • Citation Indexes
      14
    • Policy Citations
      9
      • Policy Citation
        9
  • Captures
    21

Article Description

Abstract: Using the United Kingdom household longitudinal study (UKHLS), this paper shows the effect of experiencing a father being out of work on a range of labour market outcomes as young adults. Children of non-working fathers work less and are less satisfied while working despite similar wages and contract types. A sensitivity analysis shows that this effect of father’s worklessness is robust to the inclusion of strong unobserved confounders, indicating non-spuriousness. Support is found for the idea that young adults who grew up experiencing their father’s worklessness develop a different, less negative attitude, towards being out of work. JEL codes: J620, J640, J30

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