Children and Career Interruptions: The Family Gap in Denmark.
An analysis of the effect of children and career interruptions on the family gap is based on Danish longitudinal data covering the years 1980-95. The estimated model controls for unobserved time-constant heterogeneity. The results show that, when controlling for unobserved heterogeneity, the negative effect of children on mothers' wages disappears. The main effect of children seems to be loss of human capital accumulation during childbirth periods; apart from this, there is no indication that children have long-term effects on the earnings potential of their mothers, holding experience constant. Copyright 2002 by The London School of Economics and Political Science
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2002
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Authors: | Datta Gupta, Nabanita ; Smith, Nina |
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Economica. - London School of Economics (LSE). - Vol. 69.2002, 276, p. 609-29
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London School of Economics (LSE) |
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