TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Österbacka, Eva
AU  - Merz, Joachim
AU  - Zick, Cathleen D.
        TI  - Human Capital Investments in Children: A Comparative Analysis of the Role of Parent-Child Shared Time in Selected Countries
        PY  - 2010/Jul/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 5084
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp5084
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - parent-child time
KW  - comparative research
KW  - welfare regimes
KW  - Finland
KW  - Germany
KW  - USA
KW  - treatment effects
KW  - propensity score matching
        ER  -