Abstract
Segregation of the labour market into a family-friendly and a non-family-friendly sector implies that women self-select into sectors depending on institutional constraints, preferences for family-friendly working conditions and expected wage differences. We take this sector dimension into account and find a severe penalty after birth-related leave in the non-familyfriendly sector, so that women who would be affected by this penalty self-select into the family-friendly sector. The penalty is a combination of a large human-capital depreciation effect, a child penalty and no recovery.
| Translated title of the contribution | Does the Gap in Family-Friendly Policies Drive the Family Gap? |
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| Original language | English |
| Journal | The Scandinavian Journal of Economics |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages (from-to) | 721-744 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| ISSN | 0347-0520 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
Keywords
- Fertility
- Family gap
- Career interruptions
- Wages
- Public vs. private sector