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Changes in Women’s Wages after Parental Leave

Changes in Women’s Wages after Parental Leave
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Year:    2003

Author:    Ondrich, Jan, Spiess, C. Katharina, Yang, Qing

Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 123 (2003), Iss. 1 : pp. 125–137

Abstract

In 1986 German parental leave and benefit policy was expanded by extending the potential duration of leave from six to ten months and paying maternity benefits to all new mothers. The potential duration has increased four times since 1986 and stood at three years in 1992. This study uses differenced log-wage regressions to examine the effect of taking maternity leave on wage growth for two 5-year periods, 1984–1989 and 1989–1994. Taking leave negatively affected wage growth in both periods. Estimates imply that each month of maternity leave reduced wage growth by 1.5 percent over five years.

Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    Multiple languages

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.123.1.125

Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 123 (2003), Iss. 1 : pp. 125–137

Published online:    2003-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Duncker & Humblot

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    13

Author Details

Ondrich, Jan

Spiess, C. Katharina

Yang, Qing

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Section Title Page Action Price
Ondrich / Spiess / Yang: Changes in Women’s Wages after Parental Leave 125
Abstract 125
1. Introduction 125
2. Parental Leave and Benefit Policies in Germany 128
Maternity Leave and Benefit Policy before 1986 128
Parental Leave and Child Rearing Benefit Policy since 1986 129
3. Methodology 129
4. Data and Variables 131
5. Results 131
6. Conclusions 135
References 136