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CLASH OF CAREER AND FAMILY: FERTILITY DECISIONS AFTER JOB DISPLACEMENT: Journal of the European Economic Association
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In this paper we investigate how fertility decisions respond to unexpected career interruptions which occur as a consequence of job displacement. Using an event study approach we compare the birth rates of displaced women with those of women unaffected by job loss after establishing the pre-displacement comparability of these groups. Our results reveal that job displacement reduces average fertility by 5 to 10% in both the short and medium term (3 and 6 years) and that these effects are largely explained by the response of white collar women. Using an instrumental variable approach we provide evidence that the reduction in fertility is not due to the income loss generated by unemployment but arises because displaced workers undergo a career interruption. These results are interpreted in the light of a model in which the rate of human capital accumulation slows down after the birth of a child and all specific human capital is destroyed upon job loss.
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- Authors
- Del Bono, E., Weber, A., & Winter-Ebmer, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Mannheim (DE)
- ORCID
- Weber, Andrea
- Venue
- Journal of the European Economic Association
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2012-05-04
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 659-683
- ISSN
- 1542-4766 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2150426159
- Cited by
- 223
- References
- 54
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- FWCI
- 30.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of the European Economic Association (publishedVersion)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (acceptedVersion)
- Institutional Repository (IHS Vienna) (acceptedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Econstor (Econstor) (submittedVersion)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (submittedVersion)
- WU Research (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Economic and Social Research Council (ES/H00811X/1)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- Keywords
- reproductive decision-making, job displacement, plant closures, career interruption, female labor supply, vocational skills, birth rate
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