The Effects of Early Work Experience on Young Women's Labor Force Attachment

Sigal Alon, Debra Donahue and Marta Tienda
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Sigal Alon: Princeton University
Debra Donahue: Princeton University
Marta Tienda: Princeton University

No 315, Working Papers from Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Office of Population Research.

Abstract: In this article, we examine women's labor force experience during the early life course in order to assess the conditions conductive to the establishment of stable labor force careers. To represent the complexity of women's work trajectories during young adulthood, we develop a conceptual framework that depicts a broad range of work activity profiles. Empirical results obtained using the NLSY show that three aspects of early experience influence mature women's labor force attachment, namely the amount of experience accumulated; the timing of work experience; and the volatility of that experience. Above and beyond these experience measures, we also find that background factors influence adult women's attachment to the market. The conclusion discusses the policy implications of these results.

Keywords: NLSY; National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000-04
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