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WIFO Research Seminar: "Parental Leave Reform and Mothers' Long Run Earnings "
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Dear Sir or Madam,
WIFO cordially invites you to the next WIFO Research Seminar:
Monday, March 22, 2021, 1:30 p.m.
Online appointment via Microsoft teams:
Microsoft Teams-Meeting
Link for participation
Katharina Wrohlich (DIW Berlin)
"Parental Leave Reform and Mothers' Long Run Earnings "
Abstract:
Paid parental leave schemes have been shown to increase women’s employment rates but decrease their wages in case of extended leave durations. In view of these potential trade-offs, many countries are discussing the optimal design of parental leave policies. We analyze the impact of a major parental leave reform on mothers’ long-term earnings. The 2007 German parental leave reform replaced a means-tested benefit with a more generous earnings-related benefit that is granted for a shorter period of time. Additionally, a "daddy quota" of two months was introduced. To identify the causal effect of this policy on long-run earnings of mothers, we use a difference-in-difference approach that compares labor market outcomes of mothers who gave birth just before and right after the reform and nets out seasonal effects by including the year before. Using administrative social security data, we confirm previous findings and show that the average duration of employment interruptions increased for high-income mothers. Nevertheless, we find a positive long-run effect on earnings for mothers in this group. This effect cannot be explained by changes in working hours, observed characteristics, changes in employer stability or fertility patterns. Descriptive evidence suggests that the stronger involvement of fathers, incentivized by the "daddy months", could have facilitated mothers’ re-entry into the labor market and thereby increased earnings. For mothers with low prior-to-birth earnings, however, we do not find any beneficial labor market effectsof this parental leave reform.
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Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
das WIFO lädt Sie herzlich zum nächsten Online-Termin der Vortragsreihe WIFO Research Seminar ein:
Montag, 22. März 2021, 13:30 Uhr
Online-Termin via Microsoft-Teams:
Microsoft Teams-Besprechung
Am Computer oder über mobile App teilnehmen
Hier klicken, um der Besprechung beizutreten
Katharina Wrohlich (DIW Berlin)
"Parental Leave Reform and Mothers' Long Run Earnings "
Abstract:
Paid parental leave schemes have been shown to increase women’s employment rates but decrease their wages in case of extended leave durations. In view of these potential trade-offs, many countries are discussing the optimal design of parental leave policies. We analyze the impact of a major parental leave reform on mothers’ long-term earnings. The 2007 German parental leave reform replaced a means-tested benefit with a more generous earnings-related benefit that is granted for a shorter period of time. Additionally, a "daddy quota" of two months was introduced. To identify the causal effect of this policy on long-run earnings of mothers, we use a difference-in-difference approach that compares labor market outcomes of mothers who gave birth just before and right after the reform and nets out seasonal effects by including the year before. Using administrative social security data, we confirm previous findings and show that the average duration of employment interruptions increased for high-income mothers. Nevertheless, we find a positive long-run effect on earnings for mothers in this group. This effect cannot be explained by changes in working hours, observed characteristics, changes in employer stability or fertility patterns. Descriptive evidence suggests that the stronger involvement of fathers, incentivized by the "daddy months", could have facilitated mothers’ re-entry into the labor market and thereby increased earnings. For mothers with low prior-to-birth earnings, however, we do not find any beneficial labor market effectsof this parental leave reform.
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Wir freuen uns, Sie zu diesem Vortrag am WIFO begrüßen zu dürfen!
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Agnes Kügler (Moderatorin/Chair)
WIFO – Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
Arsenal, Objekt 20
1030 Wien
Tel.: +43 (1) 798 26 01-303
Fax: +43 (1) 798 93 86
Web: http://www.wifo.ac.at
E-Mail: Agnes.Kuegler@wifo.ac.at |
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