post-childbirth. We found a drop in quality only for mothers. Moreover, for less educated women, the drop in QoE is … equivalent to no longer being hired under contract. For single mothers, the drop is equivalent to a reduction in wages that would …

, and working mothers are on a path toward a high-wage equilibrium, slow convergence can permanently lose earnings. We use … maternal leave exacerbates the shock which pleads against long leaves. Similarly, cash transfers to mothers via the income … effect on labor supply aggravate gender wage differences. By contrast, temporary subsidies to mothers' wages (possibly in the …

, and working mothers are on a path toward a high-wage equilibrium, slow convergence can permanently lose earnings. We use … maternal leave exacerbates the shock which pleads against long leaves. Similarly, cash transfers to mothers via the income … effect on labor supply aggravate gender wage differences. By contrast, temporary subsidies to mothers' wages (possibly in the …