The Gender Reveal: The Effect of Sons on Young Fathers’ Criminal Behavior and Labor Market Activities

Kabir Dasgupta; André Diegmann; Tom Kirchmaier; Alexander Plum

doi:10.1016/j.labeco.2022.102224

The Gender Reveal: The Effect of Sons on Young Fathers’ Criminal Behavior and Labor Market Activities

Kabir Dasgupta, André Diegmann, Tom Kirchmaier, Alexander Plum^*

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Abstract

Based on New Zealand’s administrative court charges data, we document child gender-specific differences in future criminal behavior of young fathers. The deterrent impact of having a son on the future likelihood of receiving convictions persists for as long as ten years post-childbirth. Utilizing population-wide monthly tax registers and Census data, we provide key insights into the role model hypothesis. We show that young fathers with a son have (i) a higher likelihood of being in employment, (ii) higher wages & salaries, (iii) lower benefit dependency, (iv) better qualification, and (v) a higher likelihood of being in a partnered relationship.

Original language	English
Article number	102224
Journal	Labour Economics
Volume	78
Number of pages	12
ISSN	0927-5371
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2022.102224
Publication status	Published - Oct 2022

Keywords

Criminal behavior
Labor market performance
Young fatherhood
Child gender preference

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