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Estimates Of The Motherhood Penalty In Russia

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  • Alla Makarentseva

    (Demographic and Migration Studies Laboratory at Institute for Social Analysis and Forecasting, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Russia)

  • Svetlana Biryukova

    (Institute for Social Policy at NRU HSE, Russia)

Abstract

The paper concerns systematic differences in the wages of women with children and childless women, or «motherhood penalty», in modernRussia. The study bases on the 23rd wave of the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS HSE). The authors employ a two-step model, the first stage of which uses a binary logistic regression to measure the selectivity of maternity, while the second reveals the effect of maternity status on the average monthly salary of women, adjusting for the observed selectivity. The obtained estimates indicate an average motherhood penalty of approximately 4% with a significant differentiation by women's education level. The authors conclude that high-educated women face 1,5 times higher penalty, and also receive it earlier: the difference in salaries of childless women and mothers with higher education appears after the first birth, and among women without higher education this phenomena is observed only after the second birth. In conclusion, the authors discuss the limitations of the presented analysis and indicate possible directions for future research on this topic.

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  • Alla Makarentseva & Svetlana Biryukova, 2017. "Estimates Of The Motherhood Penalty In Russia," Population and Economics, ARPHA Platform, vol. 1(1), pages 50-70, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:arh:jpopec:v:1:y:2017:i:1:p:50-70
    DOI: 10.3897/popecon.1.e36032
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    1. Kazakova, Yuliya, 2019. "Childcare availability and maternal labour supply in Russia," ISER Working Paper Series 2019-11, Institute for Social and Economic Research.
    2. Lara Lebedinski & Cristiano Perugini & Marko Vladisavljević, 2023. "Child penalty in Russia: evidence from an event study," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 21(1), pages 173-215, March.

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