Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/20628 
Year of Publication: 
2004
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 1357
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This study examines the extent, duration and timing of employment breaks amongst a large representative sample of Jewish workers in Israel over the 13-year time period, 1983-1995. Work histories are constructed from a new joint database, unique in Israel, which was derived from a linkage of 1995 Population Census data with monthly employment records of the National Insurance Institute. The paper focuses on gender differences in work history patterns and, within each gender, breakdowns are provided by ethnic origin, marital status, age and education level. While most of the results are both expected and compatible with current economic theories of household behavior, some of the findings of the study are less expected, particularly those relating to the considerable amount of intermittent employment found amongst Israeli male workers. Also, women?s labor market attachment is stronger than is generally presumed. Gender differences in employment interruptions are greater for younger than older workers.
Subjects: 
spells
non-employment
gender
ethnicity
age education
marital status
Israel
JEL: 
J15
J12
J22
J21
J16
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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