Fitzenberger, Bernd; Sommerfeld, Katrin; Steffes, Susanne - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
The effects of childbirth on future labor market outcomes are a key issue for policy discussion. This paper implements a dynamic treatment approach to estimate the effect of having the first child now versus later on future employment for the case of Germany, a country with a long maternity...
