Professorin Regina T. Riphahn, Ph.D., von der Friedrich-Alexander-Univeristät Erlangen-Nürnberg [Link zum Profil] kommt für eine LIfBi Lecture in die Wilhelmspost.

Abstract

This lecture investigates whether incentives generated by public policies contribute to motherhood penalties. Specifically, we study the effects of subsidized employment, the German Minijobs, which are frequently taken up by first-time mothers upon labor market return. Using a combination of propensity score matching and an event study applied to administrative data, we compare the long-run child penalties of mothers who started out in a Minijob employment versus unsubsidized employment after birth. We find adverse unintended consequences of the small jobs subsidy program for maternal earnings, which persist up to 10 years after first birth.