Does the Gap in Family-Friendly Policies Drive the Family Gap?
University of Aarhus Department of Economics Working Paper No. 2003-1
41 Pages Posted: 21 Apr 2003
Abstract
A segregation of the labour market into a family-friendly and a non-family friendly sector has the effect that women self-select into the sectors depending on institutional constraints, preferences for family-friendly working conditions and expected wage differences. We find that neglecting the sector dimension tends to understate the effect of birth-related interruptions in both sectors. The combined effect of a large depreciation effect and no recovery means that females in the non-family friendly sector (e.g. private sector) are punished severely after childbirth. In the family friendly sector (e.g. public sector), we find complete catching up.
Keywords: Fertility, family gap, career interruptions, wages, public vs. private sector
JEL Classification: J13, J22, J33, J45
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