Fitzenberger, Bernd; Sommerfeld, Katrin; Steffes, Susanne - 2013
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 leave coverage. Effect heterogeneity is assessed by estimating ex … very strong negative employment effects after childbirth. Although the employment loss is reduced over the first five years …