On the effect of parental leave duration on unemployment and wages

We introduce parental leave policies in a labor search and matching model and study the effect of leave duration on unemployment and wages. We show that the effects are ambiguous and depend on whether the net benefit of the leave for the worker relative to her bargaining power is larger than the net...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Rey Canteli, Elena del, Racionero, Maria, Silva Becerra, José Ignacio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/14334
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/14334
Access Level:acceso embargado
Palabra clave:Salaris
Wages
Atur
Unemployment
Permís de paternitat
Parental leave
Descripción
Sumario:We introduce parental leave policies in a labor search and matching model and study the effect of leave duration on unemployment and wages. We show that the effects are ambiguous and depend on whether the net benefit of the leave for the worker relative to her bargaining power is larger than the net benefit of the leave for the firm relative to its bargaining power. Our results suggest that simulated labor market outcomes in search and matching models may be sensitive to the calibration of these key parameters of the model