The Gender Gap in Earnings Losses After Job Displacement

Hannah Illing (), Johannes Schmieder and Simon Trenkle ()

CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series from University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany

Abstract: study design combined with propensity score matching and reweighting to administrative data from Germany. After a mass layoff, women's earnings losses are about 35% higher than men's, with the gap persisting five years after displacement. This is partly explained by women taking up more part-time employment, but even women's full-time wage losses are almost 50% higher than men's. Parenthood magnifies the gender gap sharply. Finally, displaced women spend less time on job search and apply for lower-paid jobs, highlighting the importance of labor supply decisions.

Keywords: Labor Supply; Labor Demand; Economics of Gender (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J22 J23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 107
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