This article examines the effect of long parental leave policies on the gender wage gap. I analyze the general equilibrium consequences of the introduction of generous job-protected parental leaves on female wages and female labor force composition. My evidence supports the hypothesis that generous child support for families can be costly for firms; and moreover, that these costs are passed on to women ...
Sie haben Angst vor dem Karriereknick, nicht vor dem Wickeln: Väter in Elternzeit sind deshalb noch immer die Ausnahme. Eine Studie zeigt nun, dass die Sorge, weniger Geld zu verdienen, unnötig ist.
We compare occupational mobility in Germany and Britain and focus on the effects of the German dual vocational system. Based on a comparison of mobility rates for different occupations within each country and between the two countries, we find that mobility is particularly low in German apprenticeship occupations and conclude that the dual system impedes occupational changes. However, German mobility ...