NDLI: The Motherhood Wage Penalty in Spain

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Molina, José Alberto Montuenga, Víctor M.
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	We present evidence for the motherhood wage penalty in Spain as a representative Southern European Mediterranean country. We used the European Community Household Panel (ECHP 1994–2001) to estimate, from both pool and fixed-effects methods, a wage equation in terms of observed variables and other non-observed individual characteristics. The empirical results confirm that there is clear evidence of a wage penalty for Spanish working-women with children. Specifically, the fact that there was a birth in the family during the current year means that the woman lost 9% of her wage. We also found that, having one child living in the household means a significant loss in wages of 6%, having two children, almost a 14% loss, and having three or more children, in a more than 15% loss.
Starting Page	237
Ending Page	251
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10580476
Journal	Journal of Family and Economic Issues
Volume Number	30
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15733475
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2009-05-22
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Fixed-effects estimation Motherhood wage penalty Spain Social Policy Personality and Social Psychology Social Sciences Sociology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Economics and Econometrics Social Psychology

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The Motherhood Wage Penalty in Spain