Ahammer, Alexander; Glogowsky, Ulrich; Halla, Martin; … - 2023 - This version: February 13, 2024
Using Austrian and Danish administrative data, we examine the impacts of parenthood on mental health equality …. Parenthood imposes a greater mental health burden on mothers than on fathers. It creates a long-run gender gap in antidepressant … prescriptions of about 93.2% (Austria) and 64.8% (Denmark). Further evidence suggests that these parenthood penalties in mental …