Family-related employment interruptions and self-employment of women: Does policy matter?

Olga Suprinovič, Stefan Schneck and Rosemarie Kay

No 03/15, Working Papers from Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn

Abstract: This paper analyzes how statutory entitlements to maternity or parental leave affect female entry into self-employment after childbirth. For our estimations we use comprehensive panel data for German adults born between 1944 and 1989. We find that utilization of statutory parental leave decreases women's probability to switch into self-employment. This effect is statistically significant for start-ups in highskilled occupations. In contrast, start-ups in low-skilled occupations are not significantly affected by statutory parental leave.

Keywords: family policy; parental leave; women's self-employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J18 L26 M13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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