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Daniela Del Boca

Daniela Del Boca

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
39
Citations
7015
World Ranking
2420
National Ranking
54

Overview

Daniela Del Boca is affiliated with the University of Turin in Italy and has contributed extensively to the social sciences, with a particular focus on gender, labor, and family dynamics. Their research spans several interconnected fields, including education, sociology and political science, gender studies, accounting, and safety research.

The scientist's main research topics encompass:

  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
  • School Choice and Performance
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies

Their publication record includes multiple papers published in various venues, with frequent contributions to the SSRN Electronic Journal (18 publications) and the Review of Economics of the Household (4 publications). Other publication venues include the AEA Randomized Controlled Trials, IZA Journal of Labor Economics, and European Economic Review.

Representative recent papers demonstrate an ongoing interest in the impact of COVID-19 on gender roles and labor division, such as:

  • Women's and men's work, housework and childcare, before and during COVID-19 (2020, Review of Economics of the Household)
  • Women's Work, Housework and Childcare, Before and During Covid-19 (2020, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • Women's Work, Housework and Childcare, Before and During COVID-19 (2020, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • The impact of COVID-19 on the gender division of housework and childcare: Evidence from two waves of the pandemic in Italy (2022, IZA Journal of Labor Economics)
  • Conditional cash transfer programs and household labor supply (2021, European Economic Review)

Collaboration is a significant aspect of this researcher's work, with frequent co-authors including Chiara Pronzato (16 joint publications), Noemi Oggero (8 publications), Paola Profeta (8 publications), Flavia Coda Moscarola (5 publications), and Lucia Schiavon (5 publications).

Best Publications

  • The Effect of Child Care and Part Time Opportunities on Participation and Fertility Decisions in Italy

    Daniela Del Boca

  • Women’s and men’s work, housework and childcare, before and during COVID-19

    Daniela Del Boca;Noemi Oggero;Paola Profeta;Mariacristina Rossi

  • Household choices and child development

    Daniela Del Boca;Christopher Flinn;Matthew Wiswall

  • The mismatch between employment and child care in Italy: the impact of rationing

    Daniela Del Boca;Daniela Vuri

  • Motherhood and market work decisions in institutional context: a European perspective

    Daniela Del Boca;Silvia Pasqua;Chiara Pronzato

  • Women at Work. An economic perspective.

    Tito Boeri;Daniela Del Boca;Christopher A. Pissarides;Rolf Aaberge

  • Child Care Choices by Italian Households

    Daniela Del Boca;Marilena Locatelli;Daniela Vuri

  • Does child care availability play a role in maternal employment and children’s development? Evidence from Italy

    Ylenia Brilli;Ylenia Brilli;Daniela Del Boca;Daniela Del Boca;Daniela Del Boca;Chiara Daniela Pronzato;Chiara Daniela Pronzato;Chiara Daniela Pronzato

  • Life Cycle Employment and Fertility Across Institutional Environments

    Daniela Del Boca;Robert M. Sauer

  • Child-Care Choices by Working Mothers: The Case of Italy

    Daniela Del Boca;Marilena Locatelli;Daniela Vuri

  • Household Time Allocation and Modes of Behavior: A Theory of Sorts

    Daniela Del Boca;Christopher J. Flinn

  • Household Time Allocation and Modes of Behavior: A Theory of Sorts *

    Daniela Del Boca;Daniela Del Boca;Christopher J. Flinn;Christopher J. Flinn

  • Parental and Child Time Investments and the Cognitive Development of Adolescents

    Daniela Del Boca;Chiara Monfardini;Cheti Nicoletti

  • Credit market constraints and labor market decisions

    Daniela Del Boca;Annamaria Lusardi

  • Rationalizing child support decisions

    Daniela Del Boca;Christopher J. Flinn

  • Employment Decisions of Married Women: Evidence and Explanations

    Daniela Del Boca;Marilena Locatelli;Silvia Pasqua

  • Employment Decisions of Married Women: Evidence and Explanations

    Daniela Del Boca;Marilena Locatelli;Silvia Pasqua

  • The Determinants of Motherhood and Work Status: a Survey

    Daniela Del Boca;Marilena Locatelli

  • The measurement of household welfare

    Richard Blundell;Ian Preston;Ian Walker

  • Fertility and Employment in Italy, France, and the UK

    Daniela Del Boca;Silvia Pasqua;Chiara Pronzato

  • The Effect of Taxes on Labor Supply in Italy

    Ugo Colombino;Daniela Del Boca

  • Home-leaving decisions of daughters and sons

    Maria Concetta Chiuri;Daniela Del Boca

  • Endogenous Household interaction

    Daniela Del Boca;Daniela Del Boca;Christopher Flinn;Christopher Flinn

  • Social policies, labour markets and motherhood : a comparative analysis of European countries

    Daniela Del Boca;Cécile Wetzels

  • Women's Work, Housework and Childcare, before and during Covid-19

    Daniela Del Boca;Noemi Oggero;Paola Profeta;Maria Cristina Rossi

Frequent Co-Authors

Paola Profeta
Paola Profeta Bocconi University
Annamaria Lusardi
Annamaria Lusardi Stanford University
James J. Heckman
James J. Heckman University of Chicago
Rolf Aaberge
Rolf Aaberge Statistics Norway
Christopher Pissarides
Christopher Pissarides London School of Economics and Political Science
Tito Boeri
Tito Boeri Bocconi University
John Ermisch
John Ermisch University of Oxford
Ian Preston
Ian Preston University College London
Richard Blundell
Richard Blundell University College London
Marco Francesconi
Marco Francesconi University of Essex

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