Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/278571 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
ECONtribute Discussion Paper No. 247
Publisher: 
University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Reinhard Selten Institute (RSI), Bonn and Cologne
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 layo, women's earnings losses are about 35% higher than men's, with the gap persisting five 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.
Subjects: 
Job Displacement
Gender Wage Gap
Job Search
JEL: 
J16
J63
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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