Beliefs about Maternal Labour Supply
研究提供了关于母亲劳动供给感知回报的代表性证据，发现母亲工作被认为对孩子技能、家庭结果和自身未来劳动力市场结果有显著影响，且感知回报能预测劳动供给意愿。
Abstract We provide representative evidence on the perceived returns to maternal labour supply. A mother’s decision to work is perceived to have sizeable impacts on child skills, family outcomes, and the mother’s future labour market outcomes. Beliefs about the impact of additional household income can account for some, but not all, of the perceived positive effects. We further document labour supply intentions under different policy scenarios related to childcare availability and quality, two factors that are perceived as important. Finally, we show that perceived returns are predictive of labour supply intentions, over and above what can be explained by other factors.