The Department of Economics cordially invites you to the WU Economic Research Seminar on Wednesday, November 4, with Josef Zweimüller (University of Zurich) on "Do Family Policies Reduce Gender Inequality? Evidence from 60 Years of Policy Experimentation" Abstract: Over the past decades, many countries have experienced a strong decline in gender inequality through higher female labor force participation and smaller gender earnings gaps. Have family policies contributed to the decline or the stalling of gender inequalities? Using a sequence of family policy reforms that took place in Austria, we show that neither the generosity of parental leave rules nor the availability of public child care (and the interaction between the two) had an impact on "child penalties", the earnings reduction experienced by mothers - relative to fathers - after the birth of their first child. This null result is estimated rather precisely and is robust to equilibrium or fertility effects. Date: Wednesday, November 4th Time: 4.30-6.00 pm Location: You can either join the seminar on site at the campus or via MS Teams. · On site: Seminar room EA.6.032 (current max. capacity 30 persons), please register until November 3rd here<https://www.termino.gv.at/meet/de/p/972f96a22fc628ee9335d23b955e2dcb-44721> · MS Teams: You can access starting from 4.30 pm using this link<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDcxZjY4NjYtNTEyOC00MjgzLWIxMmEtOGJkNDE4ZTZjNzhh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%220504f721-d451-402b-b884-381428559e39%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2284ec1e87-5802-4e0e-8cb5-f960b2d661c5%22%7d>. With best regards, Harald Oberhofer --- Univ.-Prof. Dr. Harald Oberhofer Institute for International Economics WU Vienna University of Economics and Business Phone: +43/1/31336-4984 Fax: +43/1/31336-4984 Email: harald.oberhofer@wu.ac.at<mailto:harald.oberhofer@wu.ac.at> Webpage: https://www.wu.ac.at/ie/mitarbeiter/harald-oberhofer/ Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) Phone: +43/1/7982601-468 Fax: +43/1/7989386 Email: harald.oberhofer@wifo.ac.at<mailto:harald.oberhofer@wifo.ac.at> Webpage: http://www.wifo.ac.at/harald_oberhofer