Determinants of mothers's re-entry in the labour market in full or part time

Abstract

"This paper deals wit the question which determinants influence the re-entry of mothers on the labor market after the first childbirth. Contrary to existing studies it is possible to distinguish empirically between full time and part time employment after re-entry by employing the newly available BASID-data. Theoretical arguments indicate that women decide deliberately for a part or full time job due to labor market restriction, their household und family situation and institutional rules which vary in time. Empirically this paper focuses on mothers in West Germany because the data includes a long observation period before reunification. Based on event history models we can show that the determinants for full and part time re-entries differ substantially. Hence it can be reasoned that full and part time jobs for re-entry after birth are not simple substitutes for the women." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Frodermann, C., Müller, D. & Abraham, M. (2013): Determinanten des Wiedereinstiegs von Müttern in den Arbeitsmarkt in Vollzeit oder Teilzeit. In: Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, Vol. 65, No. 4, p. 645-668. DOI:10.1007/s11577-013-0236-3