earnings differential of 2.3 log points remains even after controlling for both individual- and firm-level unobserved … heterogeneity. The analysis of the mothers and childless women's earnings trajectories over time reveals that "mothers to be …" experience important earnings increases (of up to 6 log points) several years prior to giving birth to their first child. However …

mother implies a sharp decline in labor earnings, labor market participation, working hours and wage rate, while fathers … babysit, which generate motherhood earnings penalty in labor market. Finally, well-being analysis shows that subjective …

’ earnings. This result is explained by a reduction in employment and a prompting shift towards occupations that favor more … and per capita GDP or gender norms, while the contribution of other factors to the gender gap in earnings diminishes with …

the first to examine the implications of switching to PT work for women's subsequent earnings trajectories, distinguishing …

the first to examine the implications of switching to PT work for women's subsequent earnings trajectories, distinguishing …

year after the first child is born, mothers’ annual earnings drop by 11% while men’s remain unchanged. The gender gap is … even larger 10 years after birth. Our estimate of the long-run child penalty in earnings equals 28%, similar to those found … responses in earnings and labor market participation by educational level: college-educated women react to motherhood more on …