benefits to estimate the impact of the reform. I incorporated the mother’s decision to substitute her care time with the public … after the reform implementation. Only for high-income mothers, the reform produced a significant decrease in the employment …

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 …

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 …

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 …

force participation rate of mothers dropped by 2-3 percentage points, depending on the estimation specification, as a result …

heterogeneity. The analysis of the mothers and childless women's earnings trajectories over time reveals that "mothers to be …, this earnings' advantage gets seriously hit right after birth, and it is not until nine years later that mothers' earnings … earnings' dip is driven by mothers working in the primary labor market (with permanent contracts). For these women, much of the …