A search interpretation of the family gap.

Autor/in	Zhang, Yahong
Titel	A search interpretation of the family gap.
Quelle	In: Labour economics, 19 (2012) 2, S. 186-197 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0927-5371
DOI	10.1016/j.labeco.2011.09.010
Schlagwörter	Kinderlosigkeit; Mutter; Frau; Einkommensunterschied; Erwerbstätigkeit; Arbeitsuche; Berufliche Mobilität; Erwerbsverhalten; Erwerbsunterbrechung; Hochschulabsolvent; USA
Abstract	"This paper proposes a general equilibrium search model to investigate what is known as the family gap: wage differentials between mothers and non-mothers. In the human capital literature a substantial amount of the family gap is left unexplained after controlling for schooling and experience. This paper suggests that differences in labor market behavior between mothers and non-mothers are an important factor in explaining the family gap. For college graduates, estimation results show that employed mothers search 70% less than nonmothers and more than 50% of the family gap can be explained by the labor market behavior differences between mothers and non-mothers. Such differences, however, can not explain the family gap for high school graduates." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku). Die Untersuchung enthält quantitative Daten. Forschungsmethode: Theoriebildung; Grundlagenforschung; empirisch-quantitativ; empirisch; Sekundäranalyse. Die Untersuchung bezieht sich auf den Zeitraum 1989 bis 1996.
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2012/3