HR Policies and Maternal Labor Supply: The Example of Employer-Supported Childcare

by Susanne Schneider, Werner Sesselmeier (Editor)

Overview

The author asks how far the extension of employer-supported childcare serves as a driver for higher maternal labor supply. She addresses this question by categorizing employer-supported childcare as an efficiency wage introduced by the employer to increase the working volume of mothers. Applying various impact evaluation techniques in an econometric analysis, the author concludes that the availability of employer-supported childcare has a positive impact on the length and working volume of mothers who return back to work after giving birth. Furthermore, the usage of employer-supported childcare by mothers with pre-school age children influences the amount of agreed and actual working hours positively.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783631719756
Publisher:	Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date:	04/12/2017
Series:	Sozialoekonomische Schriften , #52
Edition description:	New
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Susanne Schneider studied European Studies and Public Policy at the Universities of Twente and Maastricht in the Netherlands. After her graduation she obtained her doctorate at the Faculty for Cultural and Social Sciences of the University of Koblenz-Landau.

Table of Contents

Framing the Picture: Maternal Employment and Childcare – Literature Review: Determinants of Maternal Labor Supply – Theory: Gift-Exchange Theory and Work motivation theories – Method: Descriptive statistics and impact evaluation techniques – Discussion: Employer-supported childcare as a HRM policy for mothers