Does the right to work part-time affect mothers' labor market outcomes?

Hannah Paule-Paludkiewicz

No 12/2024, Discussion Papers from Deutsche Bundesbank

Abstract: This paper studies how the statutory right to work part-time affects mothers' post-birth labor market outcomes. I use a differences-in-differences design to investigate a reform in Germany that granted the right to work part-time to employees of firms with more than 15 employees. I find that the reform increased the probability of eligible mothers working part-time in the short run after childbirth, indicating that the law relaxed a binding constraint. In the longer run, the reform had a positive effect on maternal employment and labor income, but did not change part-time status significantly.

Keywords: Female Employment; Part-Time Work; Fertility; Family and Work Obligations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J13 J18 J22 J83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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