Parental Time Investments in Children: Academic Advisory Board Meeting

24 May 2013

Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm

The aim of this event is to bring together researchers with an interest in cross-national research on parental time investments and inequality, and to
discuss the opportunities for research provided by time diary data. Numbers will be limited to ensure time for discussion and exchange of ideas.

Programme

11.00 am - Registration and Tea/Coffee

11.15 am - Parental Time Investments in Children, Almudena Sevilla, Queen Mary University

12:00 pm - Discussion: Trends in parental time investments by parental educational background across Countries and Over Time - Factors associated with trends: selection into parenthood, income effects, safety concerns, involved parenting, lack of acceptable substitutes, competition for college admissions, family composition, and job type and hours of work.

1:00 pm - Lunch

2:00pm - Close

To register contact: a.alele@qmul.ac.uk