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Parenthood and gender inequality : Population-based evidence on the child penalty in Finland

Antti SieppiJaakko Pehkonen

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inequalitynumber of childrenEconomicsUngleichheitvanhemmuusKindsoziale Ungleichheittransfer payments20200Kinderzahl20100sukupuoli11000child penaltyEinkommenspolitik Lohnpolitik Tarifpolitik Vermögenspolitikddc:330gender relationsLabor Market ResearchMutterschaftTransferleistungSocial sciences sociology anthropologyFinlandElternschaftparenthoodchildSozialwissenschaften Soziologiesocial inequalityansiotulotArbeitsmarktforschunggender inequalitymotherhoodWirtschaftFinnlandFrauen- und Geschlechterforschungtasa-arvoincomeBeschäftigungemploymentddc:300Women's Studies Feminist Studies Gender StudiesEinkommenGeschlechterverhältnisIncome Policy Property Policy Wage PolicyearningsEarnings; Child penalty; Income transfers; FLEED-FOLK (Finnish Longitudinal Employer–Employee Data)

description

This study presents evidence on the effect of parenthood on labor market outcomes in Finland. We use population-based data drawn from administrative registers and an event study design centered around the birth of the first child using the specification proposed in Kleven et al. (2019b). The study confirms that women encounter large short- and long-term child penalties in gross labor earnings and that penalties are associated with employment participation. Taxes and social security transfers considerably reduce the child penalty, which also varies by the number of children. peerReviewed

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-01-01
http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201906032896