Identifying mothers in administrative data

Dana Müller and Katharina Strauch
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Dana Müller: Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany
Katharina Strauch: IAB

No 201713 (en), FDZ-Methodenreport from Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]

Abstract: "Administrative data of the Federal Employment Agency provide an important data base for labour market research. However, the Federal Employment Agency's tasks define what kind of information is recorded. Therefore, some information is missing that is relevant for various research purposes. One example is information on childbirth, which is necessary to analyse female employment biographies. It is still mainly mothers who interrupt their employment to care for their children. These employment interruptions could have different effects on the career of mothers, e.g. wage reductions, reduced career opportunities or an increase in part-time employment. In this FDZ-Methodenreport we present one way to identify family-related breaks using indirect identifiers in the administrative data. We use official statistics on births to validate our identification strategy. We make our program code available as an appendix for the research community. Users can adapt when necessary." (Authors abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Keywords: Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Bundesagentur für Arbeit; Daten; Datenanalyse; Erwerbsunterbrechung; Kinderzahl; Mütter (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 11 pages
Date: 2017
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