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The effects of early maternal employment on child cognitive developmentJane Waldfogel
Columbia University School of Social Work, 622 West 113th Street, New York, NY 10025, USA
Demography 39:369-92. 2002..Controlling for family fixed effects reduces the effects of early maternal employment on some cognitive outcomes but not on others...
Parental leave policies and parents' employment and leave-takingWen Jui Han
Columbia University School of Social Work, USA
J Policy Anal Manage 28:29-54. 2009..The magnitudes of the changes are small in absolute terms but large relative to the baseline for men and much greater for college-educated or married mothers than for their less-educated or single counterparts...
Parental work schedules and adolescent risky behaviorsWen Jui Han
School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
Dev Psychol 46:1245-67. 2010..Implications and avenues for future research are discussed...- Maternal employment and child development: a fresh look using newer methodsJennifer L Hill
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, NY 10027, USA
Dev Psychol 41:833-50. 2005..Multiple imputation yields noticeably different estimates as compared with a complete case approach for many measures. Differences between results from propensity score approaches and regression modeling are often minimal... - Income and child maltreatmentJane Waldfogel
School of Social Work, MC 4600, 803 McVickar Hall, 622 W. 113th Street, New York, NY 10025, USA
Child Abuse Negl 29:101-2. 2005 - Parental leave: the impact of recent legislation on parents' leave takingWen-Jui Han
Columbia University School of Social Work, 622 West 113th Street, New York, NY 10025, USA
Demography 40:191-200. 2003..Our results point to the limited impact of unpaid leave policies and the potential importance of paid-leave policies... - Maternal employment and child cognitive outcomes in the first three years of life: the NICHD Study of Early Child Care. National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentJeanne Brooks-Gunn
Columbia Teachers College, New York, USA
Child Dev 73:1052-72. 2002..Implications for policy are also discussed... - Sustained effects of high participation in an early intervention for low-birth-weight premature infantsJennifer L Hill
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
Dev Psychol 39:730-44. 2003..These effects were all substantially higher than corresponding ITT effects. Similar but smaller effects were found for children who attended > 350 days... - Prevention and the child protection systemJane Waldfogel
Columbia University School of Social Work, USA
Future Child 19:195-210. 2009..But, as Jane Waldfogel explains, it has also begun developing prevention procedures for children at lower risk--those who are .. - Time for children: trends in the employment patterns of parents, 1967-2009Liana Fox
School of Social Work, Columbia University, 1255 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027, USA
Demography 50:25-49. 2013..Analysis of 2004 work schedule data suggests that non-daytime work provides an alternative method of coordinating employment schedules for some dual-earner families... - The role of out-of-school factors in the literacy problemJane Waldfogel
Columbia University School of Social Work, USA
Future Child 22:39-54. 2012..Because these literacy gaps exist before children enter school, observes Jane Waldfogel, the disparities must arise from conditions outside of schools--from the children's families and communities... - Early childhood care and education: effects on ethnic and racial gaps in school readinessKatherine A Magnuson
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Future Child 15:169-96. 2005....
Research Grants
- FAMILY LEAVE POLICIES AND PARENTAL CARE FOR CHILDRENJane Waldfogel; Fiscal Year: 2002..This project will also consider the likely effects of proposed extensions such as providing family leave coverage to all workers or providing paid leave, using data from other countries such as England and Japan. ..
- Work-Family Policies and Child and Family Well-BeingJane Waldfogel; Fiscal Year: 2007..This portion of the study will use data from NLSY79, ECLS-B, ECLS-K, and NICHD-SECC. ..
- Work-Family Policies and Child and Family Well-BeingJane Waldfogel; Fiscal Year: 2009..This portion of the study will use data from NLSY79, ECLS-B, ECLS-K, and NICHD-SECC. ..
- Work-Family Policies and Child and Family Well-BeingJane Waldfogel; Fiscal Year: 2010..This portion of the study will use data from NLSY79, ECLS-B, ECLS-K, and NICHD-SECC. ..
- Work-Family Policies and Child and Family Well-BeingJane Waldfogel; Fiscal Year: 2009..This portion of the study will use data from NLSY79, ECLS-B, ECLS-K, and NICHD-SECC. ..