@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp6092, author={Kvist, Anette Primdal and Nielsen, Helena Skyt and Simonsen, Marianne}, title={The Effects of Children's ADHD on Parents' Relationship Dissolution and Labor Supply}, year={2011}, month={Oct}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={6092}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp6092}, abstract={This paper uses Danish register-based data for the population of children born in 1990-1997 to investigate the effects on parents of having a child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity-disorder (ADHD). Ten years after birth, parents of children diagnosed with ADHD have a 75% higher probability of having dissolved their relationship and a 7-13% lower labor supply. Exploiting detailed information about documented risk factors behind ADHD, we find that roughly half of this gap is due to selection. However, a statistically and economically significant gap is left, which is likely related to the impact of high psychic costs of coping with a child with ADHD.}, keywords={labor supply;child health;marital dissolution;ADHD}, }