7/7 Unequal spending across daughters need not mean unequal concern.
#EconSky #EconJMP #DevEcon #GenderEconomics #FamilyEconomics #Marriage

With @akeskar.bsky.social & Sulagna Mookerjee. Comments welcome!

Paper: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lrz74...

Prof. Yifan Shen’s new study links declining U.S. men’s labor conditions (1960–2019) to rising spousal earnings correlation, highlighting class-stratified family responses that intensify household inequality.

#HKUST #LaborMarket #HouseholdIncome #EconomicTrends #FamilyEconomics #InequalityResearch

And it's not just the kids! A UK pre-K program showed parents working more hours & earning 21.7% more! 🤯 These gains lasted for at least 6 YEARS after pre-K. #familyeconomics #workingparents www.nber.org/papers/w33038

Discover the true cost of cat food at beyondosaurus.com/the-cost-of-... ( #cat, #catFood, #kitty, #kitties, #kittycat, #feline, #petCat, #housecat, #economy, #familyEconomics, #familyEconomy, #groceries)

🚨 What happens to mothers' employment when 4-year-olds attend mandatory, cost-free kindergarten?

@causalhuber.bsky.social and I explore this question in our new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#LaborEconomics #FamilyEconomics

A very nice article in @faznet.bsky.social (in German) discusses my current research about the interaction of couples' marriage/divorce decisions with the labor market and marriage market sorting. #econsky #familyeconomics Came out in print today.
www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt...

Today, our #PhD #student, Yan Yin, presented “Parental Leave and Intrahousehold Bargaining”. The talk examined how #parental leave policies—focusing on reforms in #Germany — affect bargaining power within households.
#econtwitter #FamilyEconomics #ParentalLeave #PhDResearch

Nevada's Assembly Bill 185 could revolutionize child care access by allowing residents to open licensed facilities in their communities—addressing a critical need for working families.

Learn more here

#NV #CitizenPortal #NevadaChildCare #CommunitySupport #FamilyEconomics #ChildCareAccess

📣Call for Papers: 4th International Workshop on #Migration and #FamilyEconomics

📅 June 16-17, 2025 at @ieseg.fr

⌛️ Submit on or before April 13th, 2025.

🗣️ Keynotes by @katherine-eriksson.bsky.social, Neil Cummins, Paula Gobbi, Cevat Giray Aksoy, Cecilia García Peñalosa

📩 iflame@ieseg.fr

#EconSky

childcare costs more than rent in 43 states.

the solution the experts keep landing on is "women should go back to work."

to pay for the childcare.

to go back to work.

#WorkingParents #ChildcareCrisis #FamilyEconomics

Hi everyone! I’m Riley Carter— Passionate about helping families thrive through financial literacy. I believe financial literacy isn’t just about numbers—it’s about building a life that reflects your values. Excited to connect share insights, and learn from all of you!! 🌱📊✨ #FamilyEconomics

Seven in ten Americans now say raising children is simply too expensive, a major shift in how families view the future.
We must take this seriously: protecting children isn’t just about love but about economic stability, policy clarity and structural support.
#FamilyEconomics #ProtectChildren

"The Eco Department is kicking off 2025 strong! 🎉 Many successful defences and bright futures ahead for our candidates.

Big congratulations to @adridefax.bsky.social on earning a PhD in Economics with the thesis 'Essays in #Education and Family #Economics'! 🎓👏"

#PhDDefense #FamilyEconomics

Looking back today at another highly cited JMF article — 2020's "Families Across the Income Spectrum: A Decade in Review": tinyurl.com/4ksyw3r7 by @mariannecooper.bsky.social & @allisonpugh.bsky.social

#ThrowbackThursday #TBT #FamilyScience #SocialScience #SocialScienceResearch #FamilyEconomics

Women’s health. Family finances. Fiscal responsibility.
Here’s what Oklahoma Republicans voted for—and why it puts women and families at risk
⭐ Read more at wlangdon.substack.com #OKPolitics#OK01#WomensHealth #FamilyEconomics#FiscalResponsibility#VoteWithFacts