The Long-Term Labor Market Effects of Parental Unemployment

Konferenzbeitrag

I investigate the impact of parental unemployment on children's educational attainment and long-run labor market outcomes in Austria. I find that parental unemployment shortly before an important educational decision by parents for their children lowers a child's probability of holding a university degree by more than 5 percentage points. I do not find that income is affected at the beginning of a child's labor market career along the distribution but find a gradual deterioration later on. A substantial share of these long-term losses can be explained by the lower parental investment decision. My results emphasize the intergenerational and long-lasting consequences of parental unemployment.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2020: Gender Economics

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions ; Higher Education; Research Institutions ; Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth ; Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials ; Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
• Subject: Parental Unemployment ; Intergenerational Effects ; Long-Term Effects ; Unemployment ; Wage Loss ; Decomposition

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Schmidpeter, Bernhard
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
• (where): Kiel, Hamburg
• (when): 2020

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/224539
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET