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The child penalty: Implications of parenthood on labour market outcomes for men and women in Germany
Feldhoff, Charlotte H. - 2021
Whilst gender inequality has been falling in the developed world, child-related gender inequality in pay has stayed constant. In this paper I use German panel data spanning across 33 years from 1984 until 2017 including over 50,000 individuals. The main contribution of this paper is the analysis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012483867
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The feminization of occupations and change in wages: A panel analysis of Britain, Germany and Switzerland
Murphy, Emily; Oesch, Daniel - 2015
In the last four decades, women have made major inroads into occupations previously dominated by men. This paper examines whether occupational feminization is accompanied by a decline in wages: Do workers suffer a wage penalty if they remain in, or move into, feminizing occupations? We analzye...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010475155
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The Feminization of Occupations and Change in Wages: A Panel Analysis of Britain, Germany and Switzerland
Murphy, Emily; Oesch, Daniel - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2015
In the last four decades, women have made major inroads into occupations previously dominated by men. This paper examines whether occupational feminization is accompanied by a decline in wages: Do workers suffer a wage penalty if they remain in, or move into, feminizing occupations? We analzye...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011185789
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Longevity, Life-Cycle Behavior and Pension Reform
Haan, Peter; Prowse, Victoria - 2011
address this pressing open question in public finance, we estimate a life-cycle model in which the optimal employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011601038
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Longevity, Life-Cycle Behavior and Pension Reform
Haan, Peter; Prowse, Victoria - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2011
address this pressing open question in public finance, we estimate a life-cycle model in which the optimal employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009277157
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Retirement, intergenerational time transfers, and fertility
Eibich, Peter; Siedler, Thomas - 2020
Retired parents might invest time into their adult children by providing childcare. Such intergenerational time transfers can have important implications for family decisions. This paper estimates the effects of parental retirement on adult children's fertility. We use representative panel data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012227042
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What makes single mothers expand or reduce employment?
Hancioglu, Mine; Hartmann, Bastian - 2012
professional descent. Due to dynamics in women's life course identifying and analyzing restrictions and interruptions of employment … identifying episodes of single motherhood and employment during life courses. Since family statuses of single mothers are … with over time. Enhancing labor market participation or maintaining full-time employment as a single mother can be achieved …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282638
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A new color in the picture: The impact of educational fields on fertility in Western Germany
Oppermann, Anja - 2012
employment and family life. The question this paper aims to answer is: How does the educational field influence the transition to … characteristic with regard to the share of women, the occupational specificity, the share of public-sector employment, and the share … of part-time employment among people educated in the field. The models take the educational level into account and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010289368
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A New Color in the Picture: The Impact of Educational Fields on Fertility in Western Germany
Oppermann, Anja - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2012
employment and family life. The question this paper aims to answer is: How does the educational field influence the transition to … characteristic with regard to the share of women, the occupational specificity, the share of public-sector employment, and the share … of part-time employment among people educated in the field. The models take the educational level into account and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010896262
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What Makes Single Mothers Expand or Reduce Employment?
Hancioglu, Mine; Hartmann, Bastian - Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung … - 2012
professional descent. Due to dynamics in women's life course identifying and analyzing restrictions and interruptions of employment … identifying episodes of single motherhood and employment during life courses. Since family statuses of single mothers are … with over time. Enhancing labor market participation or maintaining full-time employment as a single mother can be achieved …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010550326