Long-run effects of career interruptions: A micro-simulation study

Carsten Hänisch and Jonas Klos

No 2016-03, Discussion Paper Series from University of Freiburg, Wilfried Guth Endowed Chair for Constitutional Political Economy and Competition Policy

Abstract: This paper provides a micro-simulation study on the long-run effects of career interruptions in Germany, extending earlier work which generally only focuses on the first few years after an interruption. Using data of the German Socio-Economic Panel, it finds that career interruptions will, for the average individual, have lifelong effects on incomes and labor-force participation. It quantifies these effects for the average affected individual as well as on the entire society and therefore provides additional information on the total cost of career interruptions.

Keywords: micro-simulation; career interruptions; lifetime income (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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