Does marriage still causally change the division of labour after having a first child? We revisit this question and find evidence of two types of households - some specialize BUT for more modern couples marriage increases coordination - men earn less, take more paternity leave and women keep working
So happy to see our paper out - with my great coauthors Sarah and Kjell
New working paper on the impact of the Scottish Child Payment - a cash transfer to low income families in Scotland summarised nicely by @ilonapin.bsky.social
Two new Working Papers from our mixed-methods study Family Finances out now📣 📰 Our first paper looks at the emerging qual & quant findings showing that Scottish Child Payment is making a significant difference to household resources & children's wellbeing 🧵
Our second paper explores evidence around whether SCP weakens work incentives. It looks at the impact of the ‘cliff edge’ - the point where a small increase in earnings could take families above the eligibility threshold for Scottish child payment leading to an overall loss of income.
Last week the Scottish Gov Budget set out a raft of measures including how it would be cutting child poverty to meet its targets & changes to the Scottish Child Payment www.gov.scot/publications...
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#childpoverty
#ScottishChildPayment
#FamilyFinances
Fantastic to see @johnswinney.bsky.social cite our new analysis of the very real difference that the Scottish Child Payment is making in Scotland. Investment in social security is a good thing!
By @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @emmatominey.bsky.social @ilonapin.bsky.social @katejandersen.bsky.social
We are hiring an Associate Professor (open field) at the Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
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Emma Tominey
Emma Tominey
Emma Tominey
It's so important to find out what's working with SCP and what isn't so that we can tweak / change policies to reduce child poverty - lessons useful for Westminster aswell as Scotland. Without funding independent research, policies will be made in the dark.
Ilona Pinter 🧡
Ilona Pinter 🧡
Ilona Pinter 🧡
Emma Tominey
Very saddened by the loss of @financialfairness.bsky.social trust as funder of research. They funded our project with @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @ilonapin.bsky.social Suzanna Nesom @katejandersen.bsky.social @cpaguk.bsky.social to evaluate the Scottish Child Payment
Prof Ruth Patrick
Emma Tominey
Colin Green
Job title: Associate Professor in Economics (284109), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Monday, September 15, 2025
