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In and out of the labour market: long‐term income consequences of child‐related interruptions to women's paid work

In and out of the labour market: long‐term income consequences of child‐related interruptions to... Why do Canadian mothers have lower incomes than women who have never had children? Microdata from the 1995 GSS allow examination of two hypotheses: (1) mothers have spent more time out of the labour force, thus acquiring less human capital; (2) higher levels of unpaid work lead to fatigue and/or scheduling difficulties. Measuring work history does little to account for the ‘family gap.’ The estimated child penalty is reduced by allowing for ‘human capital depreciation’ and controlling for unpaid work hours, but the two hypotheses together cannot entirely explain the gap. JEL Classification: J0, J3 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue Canadienne D'économique Wiley

In and out of the labour market: long‐term income consequences of child‐related interruptions to women's paid work

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Wiley
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Copyright © 2001 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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0008-4085
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1540-5982
DOI
10.1111/0008-4085.00081
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Abstract

Why do Canadian mothers have lower incomes than women who have never had children? Microdata from the 1995 GSS allow examination of two hypotheses: (1) mothers have spent more time out of the labour force, thus acquiring less human capital; (2) higher levels of unpaid work lead to fatigue and/or scheduling difficulties. Measuring work history does little to account for the ‘family gap.’ The estimated child penalty is reduced by allowing for ‘human capital depreciation’ and controlling for unpaid work hours, but the two hypotheses together cannot entirely explain the gap. JEL Classification: J0, J3

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Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue Canadienne D'économique – Wiley

Published: May 1, 2001

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