The presentation will take place in a hybrid format via zoom interface or in person in the room K.0.11-12 on 10.04.2025, from 13.00.
Speaker: Andreas Steinhauer
Title: How Do Firms Respond to Parental Leave Absences?
Abstract:
How do firms adjust their labor demand when a female employee takes temporary leave after childbirth? Using Austrian administrative data, we compare firms with and without a birth event and exploit policy reforms that significantly altered leave durations. We find that (i) firms adjust hiring, employment, and wages around leave periods, but these effects fade quickly; (ii) adjustments differ sharply by gender, reflecting strong gender segregation within firms; (iii) longer leave entitlements extend actual leave absences but have only short-term effects; and (iv) there is no impact on firm closure up to five years after birth.
Bio: Andreas Steinhauer is a senior lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and a research fellow at CEPR. His work includes research on the effects of labor market policies on gender inequality, the interplay between culture and labor markets, and the economics of fertility and female labor supply.
