|
EconStor >
Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA), Bonn >
IZA Discussion Papers, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA) >
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10419/35237
|
| | |
| Title: | | From giving birth to paid labor: the effects of adult education for prime-aged mothers  |
| Authors: | | Bergemann, Annette van den Berg, Gerard J. |
| Issue Date: | | 2008 |
| Series/Report no.: | | IZA Discussion Papers 3600 |
| 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. To understand the enrollment decision from the mothers' point of view, we use the estimates to calibrate a job search model. |
| Subjects: | | Evaluation of adult education job search model female labor supply wages participation unemployment schooling conditional difference-in-differences |
| JEL: | | H43 |
| Persistent Identifier of the first edition: | | urn:nbn:de:101:1-20080723118 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | IZA Discussion Papers, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
|
| |
| | |
Download bibliographical data as:
BibTeX
|
| |
Share on:http://hdl.handle.net/10419/35237
|
Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.
|