not have children and not due to the wage penalty incurred by mothers. …

for "late" mothers. The hypothesis that short birth intervals may be detrimental for career outcomes is then tested by …

We explore the impact of successful job search after childbirth on mothers’ labor market careers. Using a bounding … new employer after childbirth leads to an increase in re-employment earnings only for mothers at the upper part of the … earnings distribution. For these mothers, initial job search also increases long-term earnings. We provide evidence that …