The Gender Gap in Earnings Losses After Job Displacement

Hannah Illing, Johannes Schmieder and Simon Trenkle

Journal of the European Economic Association, 2024, vol. 22, issue 5, 2108-2147

Abstract: We compare men and women who are displaced from similar jobs by applying an event 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 5 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.

Date: 2024
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