Does Grandparenting Pay off for the Next Generations? Intergenerational Effects of Grandparental Care

Abstract

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Prolonged Worklife Among Grandfathers: Spillover Effects on Grandchildren'S Educational Outcomes

“…As such, this paper also contributes causal evidence to the literature on grandparental child care provision and childrens' outcomes(Del Boca et al, 2018;Lei, 2019;Barschkett et al, 2021).5 A reduction in the grandfathers' time spent with grandchildren is likely to imply that the grandmothers' time spent with grandchildren is also reduced because of existing joint time use decisions(Stancanelli and Van Soest, 2012b).…”

Building Health across Generations: Unraveling the Impact of Early Childcare on Maternal Health

“…First, we contribute to the literature on the impact of family policies, more precisely childcare policies, on (parental) health. There is a large field of literature assessing the effects of various family policies, including parental leave (e.g., Danzer et al, 2022, Danzer & Lavy, 2018, informal care (e.g., Barschkett et al, 2021, del Boca et al, 2018, and formal childcare (e.g., Baker et al, 2008, Barschkett, 2022, Bosque-Mercader, 2022, Cattan et al, 2021, van den Berg & Siflinger, 2022 on various child outcomes, including health. Much less is known about the effects of such reforms on parents, beyond labour supply (e.g., Ginja et al, 2020, Huber & Rolvering, 2023, Müller & Wrohlich, 2020 and fertility (e.g., Bauernschuster et al, 2016, Lalive & Zweimüller, 2009.…”