compared with the highest income quintiles, whereas in Finland, Germany and Spain more lone mothers in the low-income quintiles … the income packages of lone mothers, 2) the proportion of lone mothers receiving child maintenance and the level of child … covers data from five countries: Finland, Germany, Spain, UK and the USA. Our results show that in all countries except the …

.e. labor market earnings losses after child birth. This study analyses the long run effects of a German paid parental leave … the fact that only mothers whose child is born in or after July 2015 are eligible for the new part-time PL option in a … Difference-in-Differences strategy. We find that the policy increased the probability that high income mothers return to work …

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

’ earnings. This result is explained by a reduction in employment and a prompting shift towards occupations that favor more …We assess whether motherhood could be the last hurdle to achieving gender equality in developing countries by exploring … the link between motherhood and the overall gender gap in the labor market for 14 Latin American countries over the last …

imposes a greater mental health burden on mothers than on fathers. It creates a long-run gender gap in antidepressant … differential help-seeking behavior across the sexes or postpartum depression. Instead, they are related to mothers' higher … investments in childcare: Mothers who take extended maternity leave in quasi-experimental settings are more likely to face mental …

imposes a greater mental health burden on mothers than on fathers. It creates a long-run gender gap in antidepressant … differential help-seeking behavior across the sexes or postpartum depression. Instead, they are related to mothers' higher … investments in childcare: Mothers who take extended maternity leave in quasi-experimental settings are more likely to face mental …

. Parenthood imposes a greater mental health burden on mothers than on fathers. It creates a long-run gender gap in antidepressant … to a child. Instead, they seem to mirror the psychological effects of having, raising, and investing in children …. Supporting this interpretation, matched adoptive mothers (who do not experience the biological impacts of childbirth) also …