The effect of children on women’s earnings: evidence from Australian data

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    Krepp, Lisa
    Date
    2007-09
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Krepp, Lisa
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    Economics and Commerce: Department of Economics
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    Krepp, Lisa (2007) The effect of children on women’s earnings: evidence from Australian data.
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    Abstract
    This paper examines the effect of the presence of children on women’s hourlywages in Australia. A two-stage Heckman sample selection model is used to estimatean earnings function for women using the Household, Income and Labour Dynamicsin Australia (HILDA) survey for 2001-2004. The results show that the wage penaltyassociated with motherhood is smaller than indicated by many previous estimates,and can be entirely explained by differences in education, occupation and labourmarket experience.
    Keywords
    Women - Employment - Australia; Discrimination in employment; wage inequality

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