Susan Averett
Biographic Data
| ID | 6222230 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan Averett |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan |
| FAMILY NAME | Averett |
| SIGNATURE | AVERETT S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lafayette College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Assessing the effects of child-care subsidies on fertility and birth outcomes
We examine the impact of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) on fertility and birth outcomes. The CDCTC subsidizes child care for working families, thus potentially incentivizing families to have more children or increase investment in child quality. Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and the National Center for Health Statistics’ Natality data, we analyze the effects of state-level CDCTC policies on fertility and birth outcomes…
The Oxford Handbook of Women and the Economy
The transformation of women’s lives in the past century is among the most significant and far-reaching social and economic phenomena, affecting not only women, but also their partners and children. This Handbook provides the first comprehensive collection of essays that addresses these issues, using the powerful framework of economics. The essays are divided into three broad sections—marriage and fertility; the labor market; and special topics an…
Choosing children over career? Changes in the postpartum labor force behavior of professional women
The Economic Reality of the Beauty Myth
We investigate income, marital status, and hourly pay differentials by body mass (kg/rn2) in a sample of 23 to 31 year olds drawn from the 1988 NLSY.Obese women have lower family incomes than women whose weight-for-height is in the "recommended" range.Results for men are weaker and mixed.We find similar results when we compare same-sex siblings in order to control for family background (e.g., social class) differences.Differences in economic stat…
The Economic Reality of the Beauty Myth
We investigate income, marital status, and hourly pay differentials by body mass (kg/rn2) in a sample of 23 to 31 year olds drawn from the 1988 NLSY.Obese women have lower family incomes than women whose weight-for-height is in the "recommended" range.Results for men are weaker and mixed.We find similar results when we compare same-sex siblings in order to control for family background (e.g., social class) differences.Differences in economic stat…
Choosing children over career? Changes in the postpartum labor force behavior of professional women
The Oxford Handbook of Women and the Economy
The transformation of women’s lives in the past century is among the most significant and far-reaching social and economic phenomena, affecting not only women, but also their partners and children. This Handbook provides the first comprehensive collection of essays that addresses these issues, using the powerful framework of economics. The essays are divided into three broad sections—marriage and fertility; the labor market; and special topics an…
Assessing the effects of child-care subsidies on fertility and birth outcomes
We examine the impact of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) on fertility and birth outcomes. The CDCTC subsidizes child care for working families, thus potentially incentivizing families to have more children or increase investment in child quality. Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and the National Center for Health Statistics’ Natality data, we analyze the effects of state-level CDCTC policies on fertility and birth outcomes…
Economics (3 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (3 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Arbeitsmarkt (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Beauty (1 work) · Cohort (1 work) · Demographic economics (1 work)