over 70,000 individuals in the Synthetic SIPP Beta to examine the earnings gap between mothers and non-mothers over the … lifecycle and between cohorts. We observe women who never have children beginning to out earn women who will have children … similar patterns, with experience gaps between mothers and non-mothers generally increasing over the lifecycle and de …

costs of having a child. A decomposition of earnings gaps between mothers of one child and mothers of two children also … over 70,000 individuals in the Synthetic SIPP Beta to examine the earnings gap between mothers and non-mothers over the … lifecycle and between cohorts. We observe women who never have children beginning to out earn women who will have children …

not have children and not due to the wage penalty incurred by mothers. …We examine how much children and responsibilities related with them contribute towards the divergence of men's and …

between mothers and similar women with no children. Mothers send 12.2% fewer job applications and are more selective regarding …Why do women experience a persistent drop in labor earnings upon becoming mothers, i.e. a "child penalty"? We study a … applications are sent and highlight differences in the timing of job search. We find that mothers' rate of applications decreases …