From giving birth to paid labor: the effects of adult education for prime-aged mothers

Annette Bergemann and Gerard van den Berg

No 2014:5, Working Paper Series from IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy

Abstract: Women without work after childbirth are at risk of losing their connection to the labor market. However, they may participate in adult education programs. We analyze the effect of this on the duration to work and on the wage rate, by applying conditional difference-in-differences approaches. We use Swedish matched longitudinal register data sets covering the full population. The Swedish adult education program is unprecedented in its size, and enrollment is universally available at virtually no cost. We focus on low-skilled women who have recently given birth. We take account of program accessibility, selection issues, course heterogeneity, the income received during adult education, parental leave, and child care fees. Adult education shows positive effects for the unemployed with respect to both the employment probability and wages. To explain the actual program participation rate, we model the enrollment decision from the mothers´ point of view, using the estimates to calibrate a job search model. We conclude that non-pecuniary factors cause mothers non to enter adult education.

Keywords: Evaluation of adult education; job search model; female labor supply; wages; participation; unemployment; schooling; conditional difference-in-differences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 H43 J24 J64 J68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 67 pages
Date: 2014-02-25
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-edu, nep-eur, nep-lab and nep-lma
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Working Paper: From Giving Birth to Paid Labor: The Effects of Adult Education for Prime-Aged Mothers (2008)
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