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Child penalties across industries: why job characteristics matter

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  • Sébastien Fontenay
  • Thomas Murphy
  • Ilan Tojerow

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This article investigates the impact of parenthood on women’s labour market outcomes in Belgium. Using administrative data and an event study design, we show that mothers lose 32% of their labour earnings relative to fathers, up to eight years after the birth of their first child. Furthermore, we find a strong positive correlation between the size of the child penalty for a given sector and the share of its workers who report working atypical work schedules or irregular hours, suggesting that job characteristics matter in determining the size of the child penalty.

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  • Sébastien Fontenay & Thomas Murphy & Ilan Tojerow, 2023. "Child penalties across industries: why job characteristics matter," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(4), pages 488-495, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:30:y:2023:i:4:p:488-495
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2021.1994518
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    1. Healy, Olivia & Heissel, Jennifer A., 2024. "Baby Bumps in the Road: The Impact of Parenthood on Job Performance, Human Capital, and Career Advancement," IZA Discussion Papers 16743, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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