Date of Award

1-1-2018

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Economics

Content Description

1 online resource (ii, xi, 104 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

John B. Jones

Committee Members

Michael J. Sattinger, Byoung Gun Park

Keywords

Female labor supply, Fertility, Human capital, Wages, Mothers, Motherhood, Maternity leave

Subject Categories

Economics

Abstract

This thesis focuses mainly on labor supply and fertility of married women. In the first chapter, I assess how the wage penalties of the labor market absences of married women have changed between the 1970s and the 1990s. The empirical results show that the wage penalties experienced by married women have risen over the two periods. I account for why the penalty has risen over the two decades. A possible reason for greater penalties is a larger difference in occupation between those who had career interruptions and those who worked continuously.

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