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The Disparate Impact of Up-or-Out Promotion Policy on Fertility Timing

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  • Kyung H Park
  • Nayoung Rim

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There is growing evidence that childbirth can have especially adverse effects on the career advancement of women. Our study examines how this affects the fertility decisions of men and women on the partner track. We use the After the JD study, a rich panel data set on a nationally representative sample of lawyers, and find that women are more likely than men to delay their first child until after the promotion decision is resolved. This difference in fertility timing is not easily explained by gender-based sorting; however, descriptive evidence suggests that reduced employer investment in mothers and social norms that tie women to child care are relevant mechanisms.

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  • Kyung H Park & Nayoung Rim, 2020. "The Disparate Impact of Up-or-Out Promotion Policy on Fertility Timing," American Law and Economics Review, American Law and Economics Association, vol. 22(1), pages 127-172.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:amlawe:v:22:y:2020:i:1:p:127-172.
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    J13; J71;

    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing

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