Back to work or stay-at- home mother? Maternal employment in Finland Tapio Räsänen Researcher, Kela Sosiaalipolitiikan päivät 2016 Turku 27.–28.10.2016 In cooperation with: Eva Österbacka, Professor, Åbo Akademi University Anita Haataja, Senior Researcher, Kela Maria Valaste, Senior Researcher, Kela
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Back to work or stay-at-home mother?Maternal employment in FinlandTapio RäsänenResearcher, KelaSosiaalipolitiikan päivät 2016Turku 27.–28.10.2016
In cooperation with:Eva Österbacka, Professor, Åbo Akademi UniversityAnita Haataja, Senior Researcher, KelaMaria Valaste, Senior Researcher, Kela
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Maternal employment in Finland
• Maternal employment is internationally high• Child-care system in Finland
• Child home care, Private day care, Public day care
Research question:What affects the duration of mothers’ prolonged child care spells?
− Personal and family characteristics?− Previous labour market attachment?− Policy?− Business cycle?
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Data & methodology
• 50 % random sample of Finnish mothers giving first birth between 1999 and 2009
• Each cohort is followed up until 2013• Data on
• Employment and unemployment spells• Maternity and parental leave spells• Child home care allowance spells
• We model return-to-work decision on• Personal and family characteristics• Previous work experience and labor market attachment• Policy implications, e.g. municipal supplements
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Back to workLabour market attachment
Maximum age difference of 1st and 2nd child is 6 years.Labour market attachment, previous 2 years: High >= 22 months, Low < 22 months.
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Back to work after 2nd childbirthReturning to work between childbirths
Maximum age difference of 1st and 2nd child is 3 years.
Blue: Returns to work fasterRed: Returns to work slower
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Discussion & Ideas
• Ideas to remove business cycle effect and/or trend?− We have access to regional unemployment rates (yearly)− Construct (dummy) variable to account most of the time