With the beginning of the new millennium it has become more and more apparent that
education and human capital constitute a key element of modern economies. Despite the …

This paper explores the interaction between wage inequality and the marriage and fertility
decisions of young women. We develop an equilibrium search model of marriage, divorce …

We argue that one major cause of the US post-war baby boom was the rise in female labour
supply during World War II. We develop a quantitative dynamic general equilibrium model …

We develop a quantitative theory of fertility and labor market participation decisions in order
to investigate the role of labor market frictions in generating the observed positive …

It is apparent to even a casual observer of American society that women and minorities are
underrepresented among managers, especially among top-level executives. Past studies …

This paper measures how much of the gender wage gap over the life cycle is due to the fact
that working hours are lower for women than for men. We build a quantitative theory of …

This paper examines how mandated maternity leave policies impact the gender gap in
promotions. I present a model of the gender gap in promotions where firms must choose …

By Kasey Buckles* that increases with time since the birth, and that these penalties are
greatest for high-skilled women. However, this effect is attenuated for women who delay …

Despite mandatory parental leave policies being a prevalent feature of labor markets in
developed countries, their aggregate effects in the economy are not well understood. To …

We investigate the impact of delaying the first birth on Italian mothers' labor market outcomes
around childbirth. The effect of postponing motherhood is identified using biological fertility …