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Children of the Revolution: Women's Liberation and Children's Success

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  • Maurin, Eric

    (Paris School of Economics)

  • Oliveira, Florentine

    (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, PSE)

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In many countries, the Sixties marked a turning point in the history of women's emancipation. Using data with information on the birth order of large samples of individuals, we show that the first to be affected by this revolution were the first-born of the early 1960 s: they grew up much more often in "modern" families (two children max, working mother and significant likelihood of parental divorce) than children of higher birth orders born at the same time in other families. However, this change in family environment did not coincide with any decline in their educational or occupational achievement.

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  • Maurin, Eric & Oliveira, Florentine, 2024. "Children of the Revolution: Women's Liberation and Children's Success," IZA Discussion Papers 17236, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp17236
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    Sixties; family size; maternal employment; education;
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    JEL classification:

    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality

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