%0 Report
        %A Österbacka, Eva
%A Merz, Joachim
%A Zick, Cathleen D.
        %T Human Capital Investments in Children: A Comparative Analysis of the Role of Parent-Child Shared Time in Selected Countries
        %D 2010
        %8 2010 Jul
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 5084
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp5084
        %X Parents invest in their children's human capital in several ways. We investigate the extent to which the levels and composition of parent-child time varies across countries with different welfare regimes: Finland, Germany and the United States. We test the hypothesis of parent-child time as a form of human capital investment in children using a propensity score treatment effects approach that accounts for the possible endogenous nature of time use and human capital investment. Result: There is considerable evidence of welfare regime effects on parent-child shared time. Our results provide mixed support for the hypothesis that non-care related parent-child time is human capital enriching. The strongest support is found in the case of leisure time and eating time.
        %K parent-child time
%K comparative research
%K welfare regimes
%K Finland
%K Germany
%K USA
%K treatment effects
%K propensity score matching